"The Awe And The Orchy No. 4 - The Canary" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 366
Tags riverawe, riverorchy,

Material

  • Tag: Gold tinsel, gold-coloured floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, short yellow toucan
  • Butt: Black ostrich
  • Body: Gold tinsel, in two parts, each veiled with short yellow toucan, divided by two turns of black ostrich herl
  • Wing: Five or six golden pheasant toppings
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • Head: Black ostrich

Cites list

This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.

Animal Substitutes
Toucan
  • Feather => Swan : Feather - Chest
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, gold tinsel and gold-coloured floss; tail a topping, and short yellow toucan feather; but, black ostrich; body gold tinsel, in two joints, divided by two turns of black ostrich herl, with short yellow toucan feathers, tied in at the joints for hackles, as in the fashion of the Popham. Those at the breast increase a size larger of course; wings, five or six toppings, with blue macaw ribs, head, black ostrich.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel Gold      
Floss Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Toucan
Latin: Family: Ramphastidae
Cites
Feather
Short
Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Tinsel Gold      
Toucan
Latin: Family: Ramphastidae
Cites
Feather
Veiling over gold
Yellow      
Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl
Joint divider
Black      
Tinsel Gold      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head
Five or six
Natural
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Head Blue      
Head Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      

Materials in pattern

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