| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 364 |
| Tags | riverlaxford, |
Material
- Hook: No. 9 and 10
- Tag: Silver twist, lemon-yellow floss
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping, teal and powder blue macaw
- Butt: Black ostrich herl
- Body: First half lemon-yellow floss, second half lemon-yellow pig's wool
- Rib: Silver twist, with black silk beside it,
- Hackle: Fiery brown,
- Throat: Speckled guinea
- Wing: Golden pheasant rump and a saddle feather, strands of golden pheasant tail, florican, yellow and blue strands of swan, a few fibres of golden pheasant sword feather, broad guinea over all
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Macaw |
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| Florican |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, silver twist, and lemon-yellow floss; tail, a topping teal and powder Hue macaw sprigs but, black ostrich herl; body, half lemon-yellow floss, and half pig's wool of the same colour; silver twist, with black silk beside it, as in the Colonel; hackle, claretty brown (this, as in the case of No. 4 in the Lochy list, is what I consider fiery brown, only I fear the fate of poor Martin Kelly if I attempt to decide this awful shade of mystery), speckled gallina on shoulder; wing, a gold pheasant rump and a saddle feather, sprigs of gold pheas-ant tail, and Florican, yellow and blue sprigs, with a few fibres of gold pheasant sword feather, over all a good slice of gallina; head black. Size, 9 and 1 0.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel - Twist | Silver | |
|
Floss
Lemon-yellow |
Yellow | ||
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
|
Teal Latin: Anas crecca |
Feather | Natural | |
|
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather | Blue - Powder | |
| Butt |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body |
Floss
Lemon-yellow, 1/2 body |
Yellow | |
| Pig |
Wool
Lemon-yellow, 1/2 body |
Yellow | |
| Rib | Tinsel - Twist | Silver | |
|
Silk
Next to twist |
Black | ||
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Brown - fiery |
| Throat | Guinea | Feather | Natural |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus Rump |
Feather | Natural |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Saddle | Natural | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Tail
Strand |
Amber | |
|
Florican Latin: Otididae Cites |
Feather
Strand |
Natural | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing
Strand |
Yellow | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing
Strand |
Blue | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus Sword |
Feather
A few fibers |
Natural | |
| Guinea |
Feather
Broad, over wing |
Natural | |
| Head | Black |
Materials in pattern
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