Author | Francis, Francis |
Book | A Book on Angling |
Book Edition | N/A |
Page | 376 |
Tags | riverfindhorn, |
Material
- Tag: Silver thread, yellow floss
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping and tippet, guinea
- Butt: Black ostrich
- Body: Copper-coloured floss
- Rib: Broad silver tinsel and narrow gold side by side
- Hackle: Medium claret
- Throat: Blue jay
- Wing: Golden pheasant tail, red and blue macaw, slips of brown freckled turkey, bright bustard, english bustard, brown mallard, pale green swan strands
- Hook: No. 3 or 4
Cites list
This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.
Animal | Substitutes |
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Macaw |
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Kori Bustard |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, silver thread and yellow floss; tail, a good-sized topping, some tippet and gallina; but, black ostrich; body, copper-coloured floss; broad silver tinsel and narrow gold ditto side by side; hackle, medium claret, blue jay at shoulder; wing as before, the tippets not quite so long, a little English bustard, brown mallard, and brown freckled turkey instead of gled, and bright bustard, red macaw and pale green swan sprigs. Hook, a size smaller than the last.
Long material list
Part | Material | Type | Color |
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Tag | Thread | Silver | |
Floss | Yellow | ||
Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck | Natural | |
Guinea | Feather | Natural | |
Butt |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
Body | Floss | Copper | |
Rib |
Tinsel
Broad |
Silver | |
Tinsel
Narrow, side by side with silver |
Gold | ||
Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Medium claret |
Claret |
Throat | Blue Jay | Feather - Wing | Blue |
Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Tail | Natural |
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather | Red | |
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather | Blue | |
Turkey Latin: Genus: Meleagris |
Feather
Slip, brown freckled |
Brown | |
Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather
Bright |
Natural | |
English bustard | Feather | Natural | |
Mallard Latin: Anas platyrhynchos |
Feather | Natural | |
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing
Pale green, strands |
Green |
Materials in pattern
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