"River Erene: No.4" by Blacker, William

Author Blacker, William
Book The Art of Angling
Book Edition December 8th 1843
Page 106

Material

  • Hook: bb, b, or cc, Limerick
  • Tail: Short golden pheasant topping
  • Body: Light dun fur, mixed with a little yellow mohair
  • Rib: Flat gold
  • Hackle: Grizzly, or yellow dun
  • Throat: Blue Jay
  • Wing: Mixed: Brown mallard, golden pheasant tippet and tail, argus pheasant, bustard, red ibis, green parrot tail
  • Horns: Blue and yellow macaw
  • 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
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Parrot
  • Feather - Tail => Swan : Feather - Wing
  • Feather - Tail => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Body - light dun fur, mixed with a little yellow mohair, ribbed with flat gold. Legs - grizzle cock hackle (or yellow dun) and blue jay at the trottle. Wings - the following feathers, mixed : brown mallard, golden pheasant neck and tail, argus pheasant, bustard, red ibis, green parrot tail, with blue and yellow macaw feelers. Black head. Tail - topping (short). Hook bb, b, or cc, Limerick.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Body Fur
Light Dun
 
Other Mohair
Mixed with fur
Yellow      
Rib Tinsel - Flat Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Or yellow dun
Grizzly
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather Brown      
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Pheasant - Argus
Latin: Argusianus argus
Feather Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Ibis
Latin: Eudocimus ruber
Feather Red      
Parrot
Latin: Order: Psittaciformes
Cites
Feather - Tail Green      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail
Blue and yellow
Blue      
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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