| Author | Blacker, William |
| Book | The Art of Angling |
| Book Edition | December 8th 1843 |
| Page | 104 |
Material
- Hook: No. 7, 8, or 9, Limerick
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping
- Body: Yellow floss silk, blue by head
- Rib: Gold and silver twist
- Hackle: Blue jay
- Throat: Yellow macaw body, grey partridge rump, golden plover back
- Wing: Two golden pheasant toppings, or cock of the rock tail, golden pheasant neck, tail, and body, broken. Two fibres of each per side: bustard, mallard, guinea hen, teal, peacock tail, silver pheasant, light argus pheasant, green parrot, macaw
- Horns: Blue and yellow macaw, optional
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Macaw |
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| Kori Bustard |
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| Peacock |
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| Parrot |
Original material
As written in the book:
Body - yellow floss silk, blue towards the shoulder, ribbed with gold and silver twist, (I prefer flat gold and silver when the weather is coarse in dark days). Legs - blue jay, from the yellow up, yellow macaw body feather round the trottle, outside this a grey partridge rump feather, and then a golden plover back feather. Wings - two toppings, or cock of the rock tail, the golden pheasant neck, tail, and body feathers, broken, with two fibres of the following, each side, bustard, mallard, guinea hen, teal, peacock tail, silver pheasant, and the lightest feather of the argus pheasant, green parrot, and macaw, (you may give all flies feelers of the blue and yellow macaw tail; when I mention macaw with out the blue, it is the body feather). Black head. Tail - golden pheasant crest. Hook No. 7, 8, or 9 Limerick.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Body | Silk | Yellow | |
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Silk
By the head |
Blue | ||
| Rib | Tinsel - Twist | Gold | |
| Tinsel - Twist | Silver | ||
| Other | Blue Jay | Feather - Wing | Blue |
| Throat |
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather - Body | Yellow |
|
Partridge Latin: Family: Phasianidae |
Feather | Gray | |
| Golden plover |
Feather
Back feather |
Natural | |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Two. Or Cock of the rock |
Natural |
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Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck | Natural | |
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Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Tail | Natural | |
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Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Body | Natural | |
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Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather
Two fibers per side |
Natural | |
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Mallard Latin: Anas platyrhynchos |
Feather
Two fibers per side |
Natural | |
| Guinea |
Feather
Two fibers per side |
Natural | |
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Teal Latin: Anas crecca |
Feather
Two fibers per side |
Natural | |
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Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites |
Feather - Tail
Two fibers per side |
Natural | |
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Pheasant - Silver Latin: Lophura nycthemera |
Feather
Two fibers per side |
Natural | |
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Pheasant - Argus Latin: Argusianus argus |
Feather
Light. Two fibers per side |
Natural | |
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Parrot Latin: Order: Psittaciformes Cites |
Feather
Two fibers per side |
Green | |
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Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather
Two fibers per side |
Natural | |
| Horns |
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow. Optional |
Blue |
| Head | Black |
Materials in pattern
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