| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 377 |
| Tags | riverfindhorn, |
Material
- Hook: No. 5
- Tag: Gold thread
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping, guinea
- Body: Pig's wool: one turn orange yellow, two light claret red, two medium blue, three clarety red, three orange-yellow
- Rib: Broad gold tinsel
- Hackle: Dark purple
- Throat: Black, blue jay
- Wing: One golden pheasant tippet, reaching half the length of wing. Mixed: golden pheasant tail, mallard, guinea, bright bustard, long tippet, yellow and claret swan, several blue macaw strands
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Kori Bustard |
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| Macaw |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, gold thread; tail, a topping, and some gal-lina; body, one turn of orange yellow pig's wool, then two light claret red, two of medium blue, three of clarety red, and the same of orange-yellow; broadish gold tinsel dark purple hackle, black hackle at shoulder, blue jay over it; wing, one tippet (half the length of wing), mixed gold pheasant tail, mallard, a little gallina, a little bright bustard, a few sprigs of long tippet, and of yellow and claret swan, and several blue macaw sprigs; black head; no collar. Hook, No. 5.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Thread | Gold | |
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Guinea | Feather | Natural | |
| Body | Pig |
Wool
Orange yellow |
Yellow |
| Pig |
Wool
Two turns |
Claret - light | |
| Pig |
Wool
Medium blue, two turns |
Blue | |
| Pig |
Wool
Three turns |
Claret | |
| Pig |
Wool
Orange yellow, three turns |
Yellow | |
| Rib |
Tinsel
Broad |
Gold | |
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Purple - dark |
| Throat |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Black |
| Blue Jay | Feather - Wing | Blue | |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck
One tippet, half the length of the wing |
Natural |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Tail | Natural | |
|
Mallard Latin: Anas platyrhynchos |
Feather | Natural | |
| Guinea | Feather | Natural | |
|
Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather
Bright |
Natural | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck
Lon |
Natural | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing | Yellow | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing | Claret | |
|
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather | Blue | |
| Head | Black |
Materials in pattern
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