"The Colonel" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 335

Material

  • Hook: From No. 4 to No. 8
  • Tag: Gold twist and two turns of bright yellow floss
  • Tail: Red and yellow mixed with gallina, golden pheasant topping
  • Body: Yellow floss half-way up,and then orange pig's wool
  • Rib: Gold twist and tinsel and black floss
  • Throat: Bustard
  • Wing: Under wing - two short gold pheasant tippets. On either side of the tippets: strips of bustard and argus pheasant, some fibres of yellow
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Horns: Blue macaw ribs
  • 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
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

There are two uniforms which the colonel rejoices in; the one abright gold or yellow, and the other a red gold, orange.

Tag, gold twist and two turns of bright yellow floss; tail, red and yellow sprigs mixed with gallina, and a topping; no but; body, yellow floss half-way up,and then orange pig'swool; over this is ribbed side by side gold twist and tinsel and black floss (a bit of unravelled coarse sewing silk does better) - first the twist, then the tinsel, then the black silk yellow hackle from tail to head, bustard hackle at shoulder; under wing gold pheasant tippet, two feathers shortish; on either side of these strips of bustard and argus pheasant (the dark small speckled feather); fibres of yellow thrown in here and there, and overall a topping, with blue macaw ribs; black head. For the orange variety read orange for yellow. Size various, from about No. 4 to 8.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Floss
Two turns
Yellow      
Tail Feather Red      
Feather Yellow      
Guinea Feather Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Body Floss
1/2 body
Yellow      
Pig Wool
1/2 body
Orange      
Rib Tinsel - Twist Gold      
Tinsel Gold      
Floss Black      
Throat Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Underwing
Natural
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather
Strip
Natural
Pheasant - Argus
Latin: Argusianus argus
Feather
Strips
Natural
Feather
Some fibers
Yellow      
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Head Black      

Materials in pattern

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