"The Tay: The Royal" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 381

Material

  • Tag: Silver tinsel, ruby silk
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, ibis
  • Butt: Black ostrich
  • Body: 1/3 flattened gold twist, 2/3 medium light blue silk. Orange-yellow hackle with claret ostrich herl at the joint
  • Rib: Silver tinsel and silver twist
  • Throat: Blue jay hackle, long fibred blue
  • Wing: Golden pheasant tail, bustard, pintail, claret, yellow and orange swan, a bit of wood-duck in the middle
  • Cheek: Short Jungle cock
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Head: Claret ostrich.

Cites list

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

Animal Substitutes
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Jungle Cock

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver tinsel, and ruby silk; tail, a topping, and a bit of ibis; but, black ostrich; body, one-third flattened gold twist (I do not know what the trade name is), at the joint an orange-yellow hackle with claret ostrich herl over; then two-thirds of a medium light blue silk with silver tinsel and silver twist; jay hackle at shoulder with long fibred blue over, same colour as body; wing, gold pheasant tail, bustard, pintail, claret, yellow and orange swan, a bit of wood-duck in the middle, and two short jungles at the side, topping over; head, claret ostrich.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Silver      
Silk Ruby      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Ibis
Latin: Eudocimus ruber
Feather Red      
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Tinsel - Twist
Flattened, 1/3 body
Gold      
Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Orange-yellow, joint divider
Yellow      
Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl
Joint divider
Claret      
Silk
Medium light blue
Blue - Light      
Rib Tinsel Silver      
Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Long fibered
Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Pintail
Latin: Anas acuta
Feather Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Claret      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Orange      
Wood Duck
Latin: Aix sponsa
Feather
In the middle
Natural
Cheek Jungle Cock
Latin: Gallus sonneratii
Cites
Feather - Neck Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Head Opossum
Latin: Family: Didelphidae
Herl Claret      

Materials in pattern

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