"River Erene: No.1" by Blacker, William

Author Blacker, William
Book The Art of Angling
Book Edition December 8th 1843
Page 105

Material

  • Hook: No. 9, or bb, Limerick
  • Tag: Blue
  • Butt: Ostrich
  • Body: Yellow or gold floss silk, tapered. A little yellow mohair by the wing
  • Rib: Gold tinsel
  • Hackle: Bright yellow
  • Throat: Blue Jay
  • Wing: Two golden pheasant tippets and king-fisher. Yellow macaw, ibis, bustard, argus pheasant, peacock sword and wing feather, teal, guinea hen, yellow green parrot tail, golden pheasant topping
  • 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
Macaw
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Peacock
Parrot
  • Feather - Tail => Swan : Feather - Wing
  • Feather - Tail => Turkey : Feather - Tail

Original material

As written in the book:

Body - yellow or gold colour floss silk, taper, and ribbed with gold tinsel, blue tag at the tail, ostrich tag. Legs - bright yellow hackle from the tail up, with a little yellow mohair at the shoulder, and blue jay feather. Wings - two neck feathers of the golden pheasant and king-fisher, mixed with the following: - yellow macaw, ibis, bustard, argus pheasant, peacock sword and wing feather, teal, guinea hen, yellow green parrot tail, crest. Head - black.Hook, No. 9, or b b, Limerick. (These hooks are Limerick shaped, manufactured in Dublin),

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Blue      
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl  
Body Floss - Silk
Or Gold
Yellow      
Other Mohair
By the wing
Yellow      
Rib Tinsel Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Bright
Yellow      
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Two
Natural
Kingfisher
Latin: Alcedo atthis
Feather  
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Yellow      
Ibis
Latin: Eudocimus ruber
Feather Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Pheasant - Argus
Latin: Argusianus argus
Feather Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Sword
Feather Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather - Wing Natural
Teal
Latin: Anas crecca
Feather Natural
Guinea Feather Natural
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather - Tail
Yellow-green
Yellow      
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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