Author | Francis, Francis |
Book | A Book on Angling |
Book Edition | N/A |
Page | 384 |
Material
- Tag: Silver tinsel
- Tail: Golden pheasant topping and tippet
- Body: 1/2 dirty yellow, 1/2 dark red pig's wool
- Rib: Silver tinsel
- Hackle: Black over red wool
- Throat: Grouse
- Wing: Guinea with large spots, light speckled turkey
Original material
As written in the book:
Tag, silver tinsel; tail, a topping and a scrap of tippet; lower half of body dirty yellow pig's wool; the upper half a very dark red with a slight claret tinge in it; black hackle over the red, and grouse hackle at shoulder: silver tinsel; wing, large spot gallina, and lightish speckled turkey over it.
Long material list
Part | Material | Type | Color |
---|---|---|---|
Tag | Tinsel | Silver | |
Tail |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Head | Natural |
Pheasant - Golden Latin: Chrysolophus pictus |
Feather - Neck | Natural | |
Body | Pig |
Wool
Dirty yellow, 1/2 body |
Yellow |
Pig |
Wool
1/2 body |
Red - Dark | |
Rib | Tinsel | Silver | |
Hackle |
Chicken - Cock Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus |
Feather - Neck
Over red |
Black |
Throat | Grouse | Feather | Natural |
Wing | Guinea |
Feather
Large spots |
Natural |
Turkey Latin: Genus: Meleagris |
Feather
Light speckled |
Natural |
Materials in pattern
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