Author | Francis, Francis |
Book | A Book on Angling |
Book Edition | N/A |
Page | 341 |
Material
- Tag: Silver twist and golden floss
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping
- Butt: Black herl
- Body: Two turns of orange floss, then black (either floss, horsehair, mohair, or sewing silk), in large flies fur is often used
- Rib: Broadish siver tinsel
- Hackle: black over three parts of the body
- Throat: Gallina - black with large white dots
- Wing: Double jungle-cock with a golden pheasant topping over. Two good-sized teal, or small black partridge feather, one on either shoulder to form a body to the wing
- Head: gold thread
Cites list
This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.
Animal | Substitutes |
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Jungle Cock |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, silver twist and golden floss tail, one topping; but, black herl; body, two turns of orange floss, the rest black (either floss, horsehair, mohair, or unlaid sewing silk), in large flies fur is often used; broadish silver tinsel; black hackle over three parts of the body, gallina (the dark feather with the large round spots, not the small speckled gray) on the shoulder; wing, double jungle-cock with topping over them, and two good-sized teal, or the small feather of the black partridge, one on either shoulder to form a body to the wing; head, gold thread.
Long material list
Part | Material | Type | Color |
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Tag | Tinsel - Twist | Silver | |
Floss | Gold | ||
Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
Butt | Herl | Black | |
Body |
Floss
Two turns |
Orange | |
Black | |||
Rib |
Tinsel
Broad |
Silver | |
Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
3/4 of body |
Black |
Throat | Guinea |
Feather
With large dots |
Black |
Wing |
Jungle Cock Latin: Gallus sonneratii Cites |
Feather - Neck
Two, side-by-side |
Natural |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural | |
Teal Latin: Anas crecca |
Feather
Or black partridge |
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Head |
Tinsel
Thread |
Gold |
Materials in pattern
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