| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 362 |
| Tags | riverthurso, |
Material
- Tag: Gold tinsel, ruby floss
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping
- Butt: Black ostrich herl
- Body: Four sections of bright yellow floss, separated by yellow pig's wool tied in as a hackle. well picked out. Wool: first two yellow and two bright orange-yellow
- Rib: Gold twist
- Throat: Yellow, orange
- Wing: Two big strips of bright orange swan
- Cheek: Two long kingfisher or chatterer
- Head: Black
Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, gold tinsel and ruby floss; tail, a topping; but, black ostrich herl; body, in four joints, of bright yellow floss at every joint a large wad of yellow wool is tied in for a hackle, and left very long and bushy; in the two lower joints it is plain yellow wool, the upper two bright orange-yellow pig's wool, very long and bushy; gold twist; hackle at shoulder yellow, and over it an orange hackle; wings, two big strips of bright orange (dyed swan) feather; two good long kingfisher or chatterer feathers at the cheeks; head black
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel | Gold | |
| Floss | Ruby | ||
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Butt |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body |
Floss
Bright yellow |
Yellow | |
| Pig |
Wool
Tied as hackle |
Yellow | |
|
Floss
Bright yellow |
Yellow | ||
| Pig | Wool | Yellow | |
|
Floss
Bright yellow |
Yellow | ||
| Pig |
Wool
Bright orange-yellow, tied as hackle |
Orange | |
|
Floss
Bright yellow |
Yellow | ||
| Pig |
Wool
Bright orange-yellow, tied as hackle |
Orange | |
| Rib | Tinsel - Twist | Gold | |
| Throat |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Yellow |
|
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Orange | |
| Wing |
Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing
Bright orange |
Orange |
| Cheek |
Kingfisher Latin: Alcedo atthis |
Feather
Or chatterer |
Black |
| Head | Black |
Materials in pattern
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