| Author | Blacker, William |
| Book | The Art of Angling |
| Book Edition | December 8th 1843 |
| Page | 93 |
Material
- Hook: No. 8 or 9, Limerick
- Tail: Two golden pheasant toppings, veiled with kingfisher. Two fibres of blue and yellow macaw beneath
- Tag: Puce silk
- Butt: Ostrich
- Body: Yellow, sky blue floss silk
- Rib: Flat gold, silver twist
- Hackle: Yellow over yellow silk, sky blue over sky blue.
- Throat: Blue Jay round the head
- Wing: Two golden pheasant toppings and tippets. Two sections of argus pheasant. Macaw, kingfisher, green parrot, mallard, peacock sword and wing , bustard, teal, guinea
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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| Parrot | |
| Peacock |
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| Kori Bustard |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Body - sky blue and yellow floss silk, half and half (the yellow near the tail), tag of ostrich and puce silk, ribbed with flat gold and silver twist. Legs - yellow hackle struck from the tail to the centre of the body, over the yellow, and sky blue hackle on the remainder of the shoulder, with blue jay feather round the head. Wings - two golden pheasant toppings, two neck feathers of the same, with two pieces of argus pheasant one-eighth of an inch wide, (one piece on each side of the golden pheasant feathers, tied on, as the Scotch fly, whole) two fibres of macaw, and king-fisher feathers, green parrot, a little mallard, peacock sword and wing feathers, bustard, teal, and guinea hen. Tail - two golden pheasant feathers, and at the roots a blue king-fisher, with two fibres of blue and yellow macaw, projecting a quarter of an inch beneath. - Hook No. 8 or 9, Limerick.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Two |
Natural |
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Kingfisher Latin: Alcedo atthis |
Feather - Chest
Veiling for topping |
Blue | |
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Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather
Two fibers, blue and yellow |
Blue | |
| Tag |
Silk
Puce |
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| Butt |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body | Silk | Yellow | |
| Silk | Blue - Skye | ||
| Rib | Tinsel - Flat | Gold | |
| Tinsel - Twist | Silver | ||
| Hackle |
Feather
Over yellow silk |
Yellow | |
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Feather
Over sky blue silk |
Blue - Skye | ||
| Throat | Blue Jay |
Feather - Wing
Round the head |
Blue |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
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Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck | Natural | |
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Pheasant - Argus Latin: Argusianus argus |
Natural | ||
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Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather | Natural | |
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Kingfisher Latin: Alcedo atthis |
Feather | Natural | |
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Parrot Latin: Order: Psittaciformes Cites |
Feather | Green | |
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Mallard Latin: Anas platyrhynchos |
Feather | Natural | |
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Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites Sword |
Feather | ||
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Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites |
Feather - Wing | Natural | |
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Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather | Natural | |
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Teal Latin: Anas crecca |
Feather | Natural | |
| Guinea | Feather | Natural |
Materials in pattern
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