"Claret Jay (Mr. Kelson)" by Hale, J.H

Author Hale, J.H
Book How to Tie Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 100

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist, light yellow floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, scarlet ibis and guinea
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Light red-claret silk, two turns. Claret seal's fur
  • Rib: Oval silver tinsel
  • Hackle: Claret
  • Throat: Jay
  • Wing: Mixed. Teal, golden pheasant tippet, florican, light mottled turkey, parrot, golden pheasant tail, guinea, and dark bustard. Yellow, yellow-green, light yellow, and claret swan
  • Roof: Mallard
  • Sides: Yellow macaw, scarlet ibis
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • 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
Florican
  • Feather => Peacock : Feather - Wing
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag. Silver twist and light yellow floss.
Tail. Topping, scarlet ibis and gallina.
Butt. Black herl.
Body. Two turns, light red-claret silk, remainder claret seal's fur.
Ribbed. Oval silver tinsel.
Hackle. Claret.
Throat. Jay.
Wings. Mixed teal, tippet, florican, light mottled turkey, parrot, golden pheasant tail, gallina, and dark bustard, swan dyed yellow, yellow-green, light yellow, and claret; two strips of mallard above.
Sides. Yellow macaw and scarlet ibis in married strips.
Horns. Blue macaw.
Head. Black.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Floss Yellow - Light      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Ibis
Latin: Eudocimus ruber
Feather Scarlet      
Guinea Feather - Tail Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Feather Black      
Body Silk
Red-claret, two turns
Red      
Seal Dubbing Claret      
Rib Tinsel - Oval Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Claret      
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather - Flank Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Florican
Latin: Otididae
Cites
Feather Natural
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather - Tail
Light mottled
Natural
Parrot Feather  
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Guinea Feather - Tail Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather

Dark

 
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Yellow-green
 
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow - Light      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Claret      
Other Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather - Shoulder Natural
Sides Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Yellow      
Ibis
Latin: Eudocimus ruber
Feather Scarlet      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      

Materials in pattern

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