"Canary" by Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin

Author Pryce-Tannatt, Thomas Edwin
Book How to Dress Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 228

Material

  • Hook: 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches
  • Tag: Gold
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, Indian Crow
  • Body: Flat silver in two parts, veiled above and below with three or more Toucan. Joint separator: Black herl
  • Throat: Cock of the Rock
  • Wing: Six (or more) Golden pheasant toppings
  • Horns: Scarlet Macaw.

Cites list

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

Animal Substitutes
Toucan
  • Feather => Swan : Feather - Chest
Cock of the rock
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

(hook, 3/4 to 1 1/2 inches).
Tag: Gold tinsel.
Tail: A topping and Indian Crow.
Body: Flat silver tinsel in two joints, each joint butted with black herl, and veiled above and below with three or more Toucan feathers.
Throat: Cock of the Rock.
Wings: Six (or more) toppings.
Horns: Scarlet Macaw.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather Natural
Body Tinsel - Flat
1/2 body
Silver      
Toucan
Latin: Family: Ramphastidae
Cites
Feather
Veiling over and under silver
Yellow      
Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl
Joint separator
Black      
Tinsel - Flat
1/2 body
Silver      
Toucan
Latin: Family: Ramphastidae
Cites
Feather
Veiling over and under silver
Yellow      
Throat Cock of the rock
Latin: Rupicola *
Cites
Feather Natural
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head
Six, or more
Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Scarlet      

Materials in pattern

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