| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 337 |
Material
- Tag: Silver twist and gold-coloured floss
- Tail: Bright red Indian crow breast feather, golden pheasant topping
- Butt: Black ostrich
- Body: Two or three turns of gold-coloured floss and two or three turns of bright fiery-red pig's wool. Light blue pig's wool for the rest of the body
- Rib: Silver tinsel and twist
- Hackle: Blue, a shade darker than the body hackle, from almost the middle of the wool to the shoulder
- Throat: Gallina hackle
- Wing: Pair of tippets with two pairs of jungle-cock over them
- Topping: Golden pheasant topping
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Jungle Cock |
|
Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, silver twist and gold-coloured floss; tail as before; but, black ostrich; body, gold-coloured floss and fiery-red wool as before; light blue pig's wool for the rest of the body; blue hackle, a shade darker from almost the middle of the wool to the shoulder, gallina hackle over; silver tinsel and twist; wing, a pair of tippets; double jungle-cock over them; topping" over all; black head.
Tail: the bright red breast feather of Indian crow and a topping
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel - Twist | Silver | |
| Floss | Gold | ||
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
|
Indian Crow Latin: Pyroderus scutatus |
Feather - Chest
Bright-red |
Red | |
| Other |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body |
Floss
Two or three turns |
Gold | |
| Pig |
Wool
Bright fiery-red, two or three turns |
Red | |
| Pig | Wool | Blue - Light | |
| Rib | Tinsel | Silver | |
| Tinsel - Twist | Silver | ||
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
A shade darker than body, from middle of wool |
Blue |
| Throat | Guinea | Feather | Natural |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck | Natural |
|
Jungle Cock Latin: Gallus sonneratii Cites |
Feather
Two pairs, over tippet |
Natural | |
| Topping |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Head | Black |
Materials in pattern
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