"MacIntyre (Mr. Murdoch)" by Hale, J.H

Author Hale, J.H
Book How to Tie Salmon Flies
Book Edition N/A
Page 110

Material

  • Tag: Silver twist, light yellow floss
  • Tail: Golden pheasant topping, veiled with Indian crow
  • Butt: Black herl
  • Body: Light orange floss, three turns. Scarlet seal's fur, three turns. Blue fur, picked out
  • Rib: Broad silver tinsel, silver lace
  • Hackle: Magenta from scarlet fur
  • Throat: Green-blue hackle, long black heron
  • Underwing: Two golden pheasant tippets back to back, reaching to butt, two long jungle cock
  • Wing: Bustard, golden pheasant tail, peacock, red, green, and blue swan
  • Roof: Mallard
  • Topping: Two golden pheasant toppings
  • Cheeks: Light chatterer
  • Horns: Blue, red, and yellow macaw
  • 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
Jungle Cock
Kori Bustard
  • Feather => Turkey : Feather - Tail
Peacock
Macaw

Original material

As written in the book:

Tag. Silver twist and light yellow floss.
Tail. Topping and Indian crow, flat.
Butt. Black herl.
Body. Three turns light orange floss, three turns scarlet seal's fur, remainder blue fur, picked out.
Ribbed. Broad silver tinsel and silver lace.
Hackle. Magenta from scarlet fur.
Throat. Greenish-blue hackle, and then long black heron.
Wings. Under, two tippets back to back, extending to butt, two long jungle cock over them; at the sides, strips of bustard, golden pheasant tail, peacock's wing, swan dyed red, green, and blue; two strips of mallard above; two toppings over.
Cheeks. Light chatterer.
Horns. Blue, red, and yellow macaw.
Head. Black.

Long material list

Part Material Type Color
Tag Tinsel - Twist Silver      
Floss Yellow - Light      
Tail Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Head Natural
Indian Crow
Latin: Pyroderus scutatus
Feather - Chest Red      
Butt Ostrich
Latin: Struthio camelus
Feather Black      
Body Light orange Floss
Three turns
Orange      
Seal Fur
Three turns
Scarlet      
Seal Fur
Picked out
Blue      
Rib Broad Tinsel Silver      
Tinsel - Lace Silver      
Hackle Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus
Feather - Neck
From scarlet
Magent      
Throat Chicken - Cock
Latin: Gallus gallus domesticus Green-blue
Feather - Neck Green      
Heron
Latin: Family: Ardeidae Long
Feather Black      
Wing - underwing Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Neck
Back to back, reaching to butt
Natural
Jungle Cock
Latin: Gallus sonneratii
Cites
Long
Feather - Neck Natural
Wing Kori Bustard
Latin: Ardeotis kori
Cites
Feather Natural
Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus
Feather - Tail Natural
Peacock
Latin: Pavo cristatus
Cites
Feather - Wing Natural
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Red      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Green      
Swan
Latin: Genus: Cygnus
Feather - Wing Blue      
Other Mallard
Latin: Anas platyrhynchos
Feather - Shoulder Natural
Topping Pheasant - Golden
Latin: Chrysolophus pictus Two
Feather - Head Natural
Cheek Chatterer Feather - Chest Blue      
Horns Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Blue      
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Red      
Macaw
Latin: Tribe: Arini
Cites
Feather - Tail Yellow      
Head Varnish Black      

Materials in pattern

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