The Claret Scott
Tag: Silver twist and yellow floss silk
Tail: A topping and Indian crow
Butt: Black ostrich herl
Body: In two equal halves-first half, yellow floss butted with black herl, and veiled above and below with six or more toucan feathers; second half, claret floss.
Ribs: Fine oval silver tinsel over yellow floss, broader oval silver tinsel or flat silver tinsel and twist (in the large sizes) over the claret floss.
Hackle: A claret cock's hackle, wound over the claret floss
Throat: Speckled Gallina
Wings: A pair of black white-tipped Turkey tail strips (back to back); over these, but not entirely covering them, a "mixed" sheath of "married" strands of Peacock wing, yellow, claret, and blue Swan, Bustard, Florican, and Golden Pheasant tail; two or three strands of Peacock sword feather above; "married" narrow strips Teal and barred Summer Duck at the sides; brown Mallard over.
Sides: Jungle cock
Cheeks: Chatterer
Horns: Blue and yellow macaw
Head: Black ostrich herl
Tail: A topping and Indian crow
Butt: Black ostrich herl
Body: In two equal halves-first half, yellow floss butted with black herl, and veiled above and below with six or more toucan feathers; second half, claret floss.
Ribs: Fine oval silver tinsel over yellow floss, broader oval silver tinsel or flat silver tinsel and twist (in the large sizes) over the claret floss.
Hackle: A claret cock's hackle, wound over the claret floss
Throat: Speckled Gallina
Wings: A pair of black white-tipped Turkey tail strips (back to back); over these, but not entirely covering them, a "mixed" sheath of "married" strands of Peacock wing, yellow, claret, and blue Swan, Bustard, Florican, and Golden Pheasant tail; two or three strands of Peacock sword feather above; "married" narrow strips Teal and barred Summer Duck at the sides; brown Mallard over.
Sides: Jungle cock
Cheeks: Chatterer
Horns: Blue and yellow macaw
Head: Black ostrich herl