| Author | Francis, Francis |
| Book | A Book on Angling |
| Book Edition | N/A |
| Page | 379 |
| Tags | rivertay, |
Material
- Hook: 3 inches or longer
- Tag: Silver tinsel
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping
- Butt: Black ostrich
- Body: Black silk
- Rib: Silver, red silk, and gold tinsel side by side
- Hackle: Black
- Throat: Very long heron dyed claret
- Underwing: Golden pheasant ruff
- Wing: Wood duck, mixed: golden pheasant tail, bustard, dyed swan: claret, yellow, and orange, speckled peacock, peacock herls, blue and red macaw
- Topping: Golden pheasant topping
- Head: Black
Cites list
This pattern contains cites material. The following list is a suggestion of substitutes you can use for this pattern.
| Animal | Substitutes |
|---|---|
| Kori Bustard |
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| Peacock |
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| Macaw |
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Original material
As written in the book:
Silver tinsel tag; a topping for a tail; black ostrich but; black silk body, ribbed with silver, red silk, and gold tinsel side by side; a black hackle all the way up, and at shoulder a very long fibred claret hackle. I should think it must be a blue heron dyed. The wing is a mixed wing, with under wing of gold pheasant ruff with slices of wood-duck over, and over that mixed fibres of gold pheasant tail, bustard, dyed swan various claret, yellow, and orange, speckled peacock and some peacock herls; blue and red macaw with one tag topping over all. Black head: hook 3 inches long, or longer.
Long material list
| Part | Material | Type | Color |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Tinsel | Silver | |
| Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Butt |
Ostrich Latin: Struthio camelus |
Herl | Black |
| Body | Silk | Black | |
| Rib | Tinsel | Silver | |
| Silk | Red | ||
|
Tinsel
All ribs side by side |
Gold | ||
| Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck | Black |
| Throat |
Heron Latin: Family: Ardeidae |
Feather
Very long |
Claret |
| Wing - underwing |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus Ruff |
Feather | Natural |
| Wing |
Wood Duck Latin: Aix sponsa |
Feather | Natural |
|
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Tail | Natural | |
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Kori Bustard Latin: Ardeotis kori Cites |
Feather | Natural | |
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Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing | Claret | |
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Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Feather - Wing | Yellow | |
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Swan Latin: Genus: Cygnus |
Orange | ||
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Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites |
Feather
Speckled |
Tan | |
|
Peacock Latin: Pavo cristatus Cites |
Herl | Natural | |
|
Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather | Blue | |
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Macaw Latin: Tribe: Arini Cites |
Feather | Red | |
| Topping |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
| Head | Black |
Materials in pattern
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