| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 341 |
Material
- Hook: From 4 to 10
- Tag: Silver twist
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping, veiled with some red parrot and pintail fibers
- Body: Rough, two turns of bright yellow pig's wool merged into deep orange, medium red claret and bright medium, or darkish, blue. Claret and blue picked out
- Rib: Silver tinsel and gold thread
- Throat: Black
- Wing: Strands of dark turkey, bright bustard, bittern wing, red, blue, and greenish swan
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Parrot | |
| Kori Bustard |
|
Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, silver twist; tail, one topping, some red parrot, and pintail sprigs; body roughish, two turns of bright yellow pig's wool merged into deep orange, and that into medium red claret, and that again into bright medium or inclining to darkish) blue; the upper part of the claret and the blue tied in roughly for picking out, the blue the longest, of course; silver tinsel with gold thread beside it; longish black hackle on shoulder; wing, slips of dark turkey, bright bustard, bittern wing, red, blue, and greenish-dyed swan; head black. Size, from 4 or 5 to 9 or 10.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel - Twist | Silver | |
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
|
Parrot Latin: Order: Psittaciformes Cites |
Feather | Red | |
|
Pintail Latin: Anas acuta |
Feather
Veil to GP with parrot |
Natural | |
| Body | Pig |
Wool
Bright, two turns |
Yellow |
| Pig |
Wool
Deep orange |
Orange | |
| Pig |
Wool
Medium red claret |
Claret | |
| Pig |
Wool
Bright medium |
Blue | |
| Rib | Tinsel | Silver | |
|
Tinsel
Thread |
Gold | ||
| Throat |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Black |
| Wing |
Turkey Latin: Genus: Meleagris |
Feather
Dark |
|
|
Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather
Bright |
Natural | |
| Bittern | Feather - Wing | Natural | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing | Red | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing | Blue | |
|
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing | Green | |
| Head | Black |
Materials in pattern
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