| Author | Blacker, William |
| Book | The Art of Angling |
| Book Edition | December 8th 1843 |
| Page | 94 |
Material
- Hook: No. 8 or 9, Limerick
- Tag: orange silk
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping, long
- Butt: Black ostrich
- Body: Bronze brown floss silk, taper
- Rib: Flat and round gold
- Hackle: Fiery brown or amber, from tail up
- Throat: Sky blue, Blue Jay
- Wing: Golden pheasant tippet (broken), mallard, spotted turkey, peacock sword and wing, bustard, teal, guinea, yellow macaw body feather (broken), green parrot, blue kingfisher
- Topping: Golden pheasant topping
- Horns: 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 |
|---|---|
| Peacock |
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| Kori Bustard |
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| Macaw |
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| Parrot |
Original material
As written in the book:
Body - bronze brown floss silk, taper, tag of orange silk, and black ostrich, ribbed with flat and round gold. Legs - fiery brown or amber hackle (red cock hackles, dyed in walnut rinds and a little yellow ingredient, mixed, produces this colour), struck from the tail up, sky blue hackle, and jay at the head or shoulder. Wings - golden pheasant neck feathers broken, mallard, spotted turkey, peacock sword and wing, bustard, teal, guinea hen, yellow macaw body feather broken, green parrot, blue king-fisher, macaw feelers each side, and one topping, fair in the centre, on the top, extending a quarter of an inch longer than the others. Tail - golden pheasant topping, long. Black head. Hook No. 8 or 9, Limerick.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Silk | Orange | |
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Long |
Natural |
| Butt |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body |
Silk
Bronze-brown |
Brown | |
| Rib | Tinsel - Flat | Gold | |
| Tinsel - Oval | Gold | ||
| Other |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
From tail |
Brown - fiery |
| Throat |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Blue - Skye |
| Blue Jay | Feather - Wing | Blue | |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck | Natural |
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Mallard Latin: Anas platyrhynchos |
Feather | Natural | |
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Turkey Latin: Genus: Meleagris |
Feather
Spotted |
Natural | |
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Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites Sword |
Feather | Natural | |
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Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites |
Feather - Wing | Natural | |
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Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather | Natural | |
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Teal Latin: Anas crecca |
Feather | Natural | |
| Guinea | Feather | Natural | |
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Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather - Body | Yellow | |
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Parrot Latin: Order: Psittaciformes Cites |
Feather | Green | |
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Kingfisher Latin: Alcedo atthis |
Feather | Blue | |
| Topping |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Horns |
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow |
Blue |
| Head | Varnish | Black |
Materials in pattern
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