| Author | Blacker, William |
| Book | The Art of Angling |
| Book Edition | December 8th 1843 |
| Page | 100 |
Material
- Hook: No.7 to 9, Limerick
- Tail: Two long golden pheasant toppings, veiled with kingfisher
- Tag: Blue
- Body: Yellow green floss silk, or mohair
- Rib: Flat and round tinsel
- Hackle: Yellow green, or golden plover from the centre
- Throat: Blue jay
- Wing: Two golden pheasant toppings, two cock of the rock tail or rump, argus pheasant, yellow green parrot tail, red ibis, blue and yellow macaw, orange macaw
- Sides: Kingfisher
- 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 |
|---|---|
| Parrot | |
| Macaw |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Body - yellow green floss silk, or mohair, blue tag, ribbed with flat tinsel and round twist. Legs - yellow green, or golden plover hackles from the centre up, blue jay at the trottle. Wings - two toppings, two feathers of the cock of the rock tail or rump, mixed with argus pheasant, both shades, (there are three or four different kinds of colour in this beautiful bird, a native of Australasia,) yellow green parrot tail, red ibis, blue and yellow macaw, the orange macaw back feathers, blue king-fisher each side. Black head. Tail two long golden pheasant toppings with a king- fisher at the roots. Hook, from No, 7 to 9, Limerick.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Two. Long |
Natural |
|
Kingfisher Latin: Alcedo atthis |
Feather
Veiling for topping |
Blue | |
| Tag | Silk | Blue | |
| Body |
Silk
Yellow green, or mohair |
Yellow | |
| Rib | Tinsel - Flat | ||
| Round | Tinsel | ||
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Yellow green. Or golden plower. From center |
Yellow |
| Throat | Blue Jay | Feather - Wing | Blue |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Two |
Natural |
| Cock of the rock |
Feather - Tail
Or rump |
Natural | |
|
Pheasant - Argus Latin: Argusianus argus |
Feather | Natural | |
|
Parrot Latin: Order: Psittaciformes Cites |
Feather - Tail
Yellow green |
Yellow | |
|
Ibis Latin: Eudocimus ruber |
Feather - Tail | Red | |
|
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow |
Blue | |
|
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather | Orange | |
| Sides |
Kingfisher Latin: Alcedo atthis |
Feather | Blue |
| Head | Varnish | Black |
Materials in pattern
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