| Author | Blacker, William |
| Book | The Art of Angling |
| Book Edition | December 8th 1843 |
| Page | 96 |
Material
- Hook: No. 5 to 8, Limerick
- Tail: Two golden pheasant toppings, long
- Tag: Black ostrich
- Body: Very thin. Four joints, each with a small hackle: Blue or yellow. Red. Orange, puce, purple or morone. Gold silk
- Rib: Gold and silver twist, or tinsel
- Hackle: Large scarlet and blue, wound together
- Wing: In center: Two golden pheasant tippets, cock of the rock or four golden pheasant toppings. Scarlet macaw tail, blue peacock sword and wing , argus, green parrot tail, red ibis, bustard, yellow mallard, teal, guinea,
- Cheek: Kingfisher
- Topping: Very long golden pheasant topping
- Head: Black, scarlet, green, or blue ostrich
Cites list
This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.
| Animal | Substitutes |
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| Macaw |
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| Peacock |
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| Parrot | |
| Kori Bustard |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Body - four joints, a tag of black ostrich, or various shades, and at each a small hackle, (begun from the tail) with blue or yellow silk, then red, orange, puce, or purple, morone, and at the shoulder, gold colour, ribbed with gold and silver twist, or tinsel successively. (See the Irish Joint-fly plate 8). Legs - a large scarlet and blue hackle, rolled on together at the shoulder, after the jointed body is formed; (you may place on various gaudy feathers, hackles, &c. at this place; when you form the joints, make the body very thin.) Wings two golden pheasant neck feathers, cock of the rock, or four toppings, sprigged each side with the following : scarlet macaw tail, the blue peacock sword and wing feathers, argus the two shades, green parrot tail, red ibis, bustard, mallard, dyed yellow, teal, and guinea hen, with king-fisher, and a very long topping, fair in the centre. Head - black, scarlet, green, or blue ostrich. Tail - two golden pheasant crest feathers, long. Hook, No. 5 to 8, Limerick,
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Long |
Natural |
| Tag |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body |
Silk
Or yellow |
Blue | |
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Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Small hackle. Or Yellow |
Blue | |
| Silk | Red | ||
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Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Small hackle |
Red | |
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Silk
Or: puce, purple, morone |
Orange | ||
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Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Or: puce, purple, morone |
Orange | |
| Silk | Gold | ||
| Rib |
Tinsel - Twist
Or tinsel |
Gold | |
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Tinsel - Twist
Or tinsel |
Silver | ||
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Scarlet |
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Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Wound together with scarlet |
Blue | |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck
Two |
Natural |
| Cock of the rock |
Feather
Or four GP toppings |
Natural | |
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Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather - Tail | Scarlet | |
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Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites Sword |
Feather | Blue | |
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Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites |
Feather - Wing | Natural | |
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Pheasant - Argus Latin: Argusianus argus |
Feather | Natural | |
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Parrot Latin: Order: Psittaciformes Cites |
Feather - Tail | Green | |
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Ibis Latin: Eudocimus ruber |
Feather | Red | |
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Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather | Natural | |
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Mallard Latin: Anas platyrhynchos |
Feather | Yellow | |
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Teal Latin: Anas crecca |
Feather
And guinea |
Natural | |
| Cheek |
Kingfisher Latin: Alcedo atthis |
Feather | Blue |
| Topping |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Very long |
Natural |
| Head |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl
Or scarlet, green or blue |
Black |
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