"The Thurso: The Duke of Sutherland" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 362
Tags riverthurso,

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist, gold floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, veiled with tippet strands, green and red parrot
  • Butt: Black ostrich herl
  • Body: Two turns each of burnt sienna floss and bright medium green floss, medium green pig's wool
  • Hackle: Medium green
  • Throat: Orange-yellow
  • Rib: Gold twist, silver tinsel
  • Underwing: Two golden pheasant tippets
  • Wing: Strips of bustard and gold pheasant tail. Strands of yellow-green swan
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Cheek: Himalaya pheasant back feather
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • Head: Black

Cites list

This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.

Animal Substitutes
Parrot
  • Feather - Tail => Swan : Feather - Wing
  • Feather - Tail => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver twist and gold-coloured floss; tail, one topping, some tippet sprigs with green and red parrot; but, black ostrich herl; body, burnt sienna floss and bright medium green (two turns of each), the rest of pig's wool of the same colour; hackle, ditto, ditto, with orange-yellow hackle on the shoulder; gold twist and silver tinsel; under wing, two tippet feathers, upper wing, strips of bustard and gold pheasant tail, over them sprigs of yellow-green swan, one topping; with Himalaya pheasant back feather (that with the white spot on it) on either cheek; blue macaw ribs and black head.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Floss Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Veiling
Natural
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather
Veiling
Green      
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather
Veiling
Red      
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Floss
Burnt sienna, two turns
 
Floss
Bright medium green, two turns
Green      
Pig Wool
Medium green
Green      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Medium green
Green      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Orange-yellow
Orange      
Rib Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Tinsel Silver      
Other Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Wing Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather
Strip
Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail
Strip
Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Yellow-green, strands
Yellow      
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Cheek Himalaya pheasant back Feather Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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