"The Findhorn No.2" by Francis, Francis

Author Francis, Francis
Book A Book on Angling
Book Edition N/A
Page 376
Tags riverfindhorn,

Material

  • Tag: Silver thread, yellow floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping and tippet, guinea
  • Butt: Black ostrich
  • Body: Copper-coloured floss
  • Rib: Broad silver tinsel and narrow gold side by side
  • Hackle: Medium claret
  • Throat: Blue jay
  • Wing: Golden pheasant tail, red and blue macaw, slips of brown freckled turkey, bright bustard, english bustard, brown mallard, pale green swan strands
  • Hook: No. 3 or 4

Cites list

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

Animal Substitutes
Macaw
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag, silver thread and yellow floss; tail, a good-sized topping, some tippet and gallina; but, black ostrich; body, copper-coloured floss; broad silver tinsel and narrow gold ditto side by side; hackle, medium claret, blue jay at shoulder; wing as before, the tippets not quite so long, a little English bustard, brown mallard, and brown freckled turkey instead of gled, and bright bustard, red macaw and pale green swan sprigs. Hook, a size smaller than the last.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Thread Silver      
Floss Yellow      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck Natural
Guinea Feather Natural
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Herl Black      
Body Floss Copper      
Rib Tinsel
Broad
Silver      
Tinsel
Narrow, side by side with silver
Gold      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
Medium claret
Claret      
Throat Blue Jay Feather - Wing Blue      
Wing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Red      
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather Blue      
Turkey
Latin: Genus: Meleagris
Feather
Slip, brown freckled
Brown      
Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather
Bright
Natural
English bustard Feather Natural
Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing
Pale green, strands
Green      

Materials in pattern

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