"The Beauly No. 2" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 373
Tags riverbeauly,

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist, gold-coloured floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping
  • Butt: Black ostrich herl
  • Body: Two turns of gold-coloured floss, remaining: 1/2 yellow and 1/2 black mohair
  • Hackle: black, over black mohair
  • Throat: Darkish blue, blue jay
  • Wing: A couple of strips of golden pheasant tippet, golden pheasant tail, brown mallard, guinea, yellow, red, and orange swan
  • Topping: Golden pheasant topping
  • Horns: Blue macaw
  • Head: Black

Cites list

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Animal Substitutes
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver twist and gold-coloured floss; tail, a topping; but, black ostrich herl; body, two turns of gold-coloured floss, half yellow and half black mohair; hackle, black (over the black mohair only), at the shoulder darkish blue (sparely) with blue jay over it; wing, a couple of strips of tippet, gold pheasant tail, brown mallard, gallina; yellow, red, and orange sprigs, a topping over all; blue macaw ribs ; black head

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Floss Gold      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Floss
Two turns
Gold      
Other Mohair
1/2 body
Yellow      
Other Mohair
1/2 body
Black      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Black      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck Blue - Dark      
Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
A couple of strips
Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather Brown      
Guinea Feather Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Yellow      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Red      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Orange      
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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