| Author | Blacker, William |
| Book | The Art of Angling |
| Book Edition | December 8th 1843 |
| Page | 105 |
Material
- Hook: No. 9, bb, Limerick
- Tail: Red tipped golden pheasant topping
- Body: Lilac floss silk
- Rib: Double gold twist
- Hackle: French partridge back or breast feather, from the center of the body
- Throat: Blue Jay
- Wing: 6 fibers of golden pheasant tippet, brown mallard, pheasant tail, argus pheasant, bustard, teal, guinea hen, trojan
- Topping: One or two golden pheasant topping
- Horns: Macaw
- Sides: King-fisher
- Head: Bronze pheasant herl
Cites list
This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.
| Animal | Substitutes |
|---|---|
| Kori Bustard |
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| Macaw |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Body - lilac floss silk, ribbed with double gold twist. Legs - French partridge back or breast feather, struck on from the centre of the body up ; blue jay rolled on at the trottle. Wings - half a dozen fibres of golden pheasant neck, the same quantity of brown mallard, pheasant tail, argus pheasant, bustard, teal, guinea hen, trojan, with one or two golden pheasant crests tied on the top, and extending a quarter of an inch over the others, a king-fisher each side, with macaw tail feelers. Tail - red tipped topping. Head - a bronze pheasant harl. Hook No. 9, b b, Limerick.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Red-tipped |
Natural |
| Body |
Floss - Silk
Lilac |
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| Rib |
Tinsel - Twist
Double |
Gold | |
| Hackle |
Partridge Latin: Family: Phasianidae French |
Feather
Back or breast. From center |
Natural |
| Throat | Blue Jay | Feather - Wing | Blue |
| Wing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck
6 fibers |
Natural |
|
Mallard Latin: Anas platyrhynchos |
Feather
6 fibers |
Brown | |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Tail
6 fibers |
Natural | |
|
Pheasant - Argus Latin: Argusianus argus |
Feather
6 fibers |
Natural | |
|
Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather
6 fibers |
Natural | |
|
Teal Latin: Anas crecca |
Feather
6 fibers |
Natural | |
| Guinea |
Feather
6 fibers |
Natural | |
| Trojan |
Feather
6 fibers |
Natural | |
| Topping |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
One or two |
Natural |
| Horns |
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow |
Blue |
| Sides |
Kingfisher Latin: Alcedo atthis |
Feather | Blue |
| Head | Pheasant | Herl | Bronze |
Materials in pattern
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