Author | Blacker, William |
Book | The Art of Angling |
Book Edition | December 8th 1843 |
Page | 92 |
Material
- Hook: No. 8, Limerick
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping
- Body: Half orange, half purple
- Rib: Gold twist, flat silver
- Hackle: Orange and wine-purple
- Throat: Blue Jay
- Wing: Two orange hackles. MIxed: Mallard, golden pheasant. Two fibres: peacock sword feather, guinea hen, teal, argus pheasant tail and wings, yellow green parrot tail, bustard
- Sides: Kingfisher
- Horns: Yellow macaw
- Head: Black ostrich
Original material
As written in the book:
Body - half orange, half purple, ribbed with gold twist, and flat silver. Legs - orange and wine-purple hackles, jay at the head. Wings - mallard, and golden pheasant mixed, two fibres of the peacock sword feather, two orange hackles, guinea hen, teal, argus pheasant tail and wings, yellow green parrot tail, bustard, blue king-fisher each side, black ostrich head, two fibres of blue and yellow macaw. Tail - golden pheasant topping. Hook No. 8, Limerick,