| Author | Blacker, William |
| Book | The Art of Angling |
| Book Edition | December 8th 1843 |
| Page | 93 |
Material
- Hook: No. 8 or 9, Limerick
- Tail: Two fibers of: guinea, teal, yellow macaw body feather, green parrot, and ibis
- Tag: Puce silk
- Butt: Ostrich
- Body: Orange silk
- Rib: Broad gold tinsel
- Hackle: Large brown-red from tail up
- Throat: Dark claret, Blue Jay
- Wing: Mixed: Golden pheasant topping, tippet and tail, argus pheasant, yellow green parrot, teal, guinea
- Sides: Kingfisher
- Horns: Macaw
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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| Parrot |
Original material
As written in the book:
Body - orange silk, tag of ostrich and puce silk, ribbed with broad gold tinsel (taper). Legs - large brown red hackle from the tail up, dark claret, and jay hackle round the trottle. Wings golden pheasant crest, neck, and tail feathers mixed, argus pheasant, yellow green parrot, teal, and guinea hen, macaw feelers each side, with blue kingfisher. Tail - guinea hen, teal, yellow macaw body feather, green parrot, and ibis, two fibres of each. Hook No. 8 or 9, Limerick,
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tail | Guinea |
Feather
Two fibers |
Natural |
|
Teal Latin: Anas crecca |
Feather
Two fibers |
Natural | |
|
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather - Body
Two fibers |
Yellow | |
|
Parrot Latin: Order: Psittaciformes Cites |
Feather
Two fibers |
Green | |
|
Ibis Latin: Eudocimus ruber |
Feather
Two fibers |
Red | |
| Tag |
Silk
Puce |
||
| Butt |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body | Silk | Orange | |
| Rib |
Tinsel
Broad |
Gold | |
| Hackle |
Feather - Neck
Brown-red, from tail |
Red | |
| Throat | Feather | Claret - dark | |
| Blue Jay | Feather - Wing | Blue | |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck | Natural | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Tail | Natural | |
|
Pheasant - Argus Latin: Argusianus argus |
Feather | Natural | |
|
Parrot Latin: Order: Psittaciformes Cites |
Feather
Yellow-green |
Yellow | |
|
Teal Latin: Anas crecca |
Feather | Natural | |
| Guinea | Feather | Natural | |
| Sides |
Kingfisher Latin: Alcedo atthis |
Feather | Blue |
| Horns |
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow |
Blue |
Materials in pattern
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