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Tied by
Maxwell MacPherson, Jr.
Tag: Silver tinsel
Tail: Golden pheasant crest and Indian crow
Butt: Black herl
Body: In three equal sections of orange, lemon yellow, and pale blue floss; the first and second sections butted
with black herl and all sections veiled above and below with indiancrow.
Ribbing: Oval gold tinsel for first two section; oval silver tinsel for front section
Throat: Eurasian jay
Wings: Golden pheasant tippet; married strands of scarlet, blue, orange, and yellow swan, and golden pheasant tail; peacock swordover top
Sides: Barred summer duck
Topping: Two or three golden pheasant crests
Horns: Blue and gold macaw
Size of fly: 5/0
Source: Dressing from Pryce-Tannatt (1914)
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