Author | Francis, Francis |
Book | A Book on Angling |
Book Edition | N/A |
Page | 344 |
Tags | rivertweed, |
Material
- Tail: Golden pheasant fibers and a yellow toucan feather
- Body: Orange (1/5th), red (1/5th), and black(3/5th) pigs wool
- Rib: Broad silver tinsel
- Hackle: Dark orange-red Coch-y-bondu and lavender hackle
- Wing: Two strips of pintail
- Hook: From No. 6 to 11
Cites list
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Animal | Substitutes |
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Toucan |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Tail, tippet sprigs, and a yellow toucan feather; body, orange, red, and black pigs wool, the red being about two-fifths and the black three-fifths of the body; broadish silver tinsel; hackle, a coch-y-bondu hackle, stained a dark orange red, the black part being left on for the shoulders, and over this a lavender hackle; wing, two strips of pintail. Any size, from 6 to 11.
Long material list
Part | Material | Type | Color |
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Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck
Fibers |
Natural |
Toucan Latin: Family: Ramphastidae Cites |
Feather | Yellow | |
Body | Pig |
Wool
1/5 body |
Orange |
Pig |
Wool
1/5 body |
Red | |
Pig |
Wool
3/5 body |
Black | |
Rib |
Tinsel
Broad |
Silver | |
Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Coch-y-bonddhu
Orange-red |
Orange |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Lavender | |
Wing |
Pintail Latin: Anas acuta |
Feather
Strips |
Natural |
Materials in pattern
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