| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 347 |
| Tags | rivercree, |
Material
- Tail: Small golden pheasant topping and red parrot body
- Body: First half yellow-orange, scarlet and claret pig's wool. Second half black pig's wool, picked out
- Hackle: brown-red
- Throat: Black, wound on thick
- Rib: Thin gold tinsel doubled
- Wing: Turkey dun. with light tips
Cites list
This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.
| Animal | Substitutes |
|---|---|
| Parrot |
Original material
As written in the book:
Tail, a small topping and tuft of red parrot body, yellow-orange merging into scarlet and claret for half the body; the upper half black pig's wool, dressed roughish; hackle brown-red, with plenty of black hackle on shoulder; thin gold tinsel doubled; wing, turkey dun. with lightish tips.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head
Small |
Natural |
|
Parrot Latin: Order: Psittaciformes Cites |
Feather - Body | Red | |
| Body | Pig |
Wool
Yellow-orange |
Yellow |
| Pig | Wool | Scarlet | |
| Pig | Wool | Claret | |
| Pig |
Wool
1/2 body |
Black | |
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Brown-red |
Brown |
| Throat |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather
Wound on thick |
Black |
| Rib |
Tinsel
Thin, doubled |
Gold | |
| Wing |
Turkey Latin: Genus: Meleagris |
Feather
Dun, light tips |
Materials in pattern
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