The Shannon
Recipe per Francis Francis
Tag: Gold tinsel and lemon yellow floss
Tail: Two toppings, scarlet ibis and blue macaw
Butt: Black ostrich herl
Body: Of floss silk, in joints of various colors, pale blue, orange, puce and pea green, every joint being mounted by a turn of ostrich herl of the same color as the joint, and over this a hackle of the same tint
Ribs: Gold thread wrapped on each joint separately
Throat: One or two golden pheasant rump feathers
Wings: Two bright yellow macaw feathers with black streak down the center, a strip of dark speckled Argus pheasant on either side, and strips of tippet ditto; two or three large toppings over all
Sides: Two or three slips of ibis
Cheeks: Small feathers of purple lorry (a Polynesian parrot)
Horns: Blue macaw ribs
Head: Black ostrich herl
Tail: Two toppings, scarlet ibis and blue macaw
Butt: Black ostrich herl
Body: Of floss silk, in joints of various colors, pale blue, orange, puce and pea green, every joint being mounted by a turn of ostrich herl of the same color as the joint, and over this a hackle of the same tint
Ribs: Gold thread wrapped on each joint separately
Throat: One or two golden pheasant rump feathers
Wings: Two bright yellow macaw feathers with black streak down the center, a strip of dark speckled Argus pheasant on either side, and strips of tippet ditto; two or three large toppings over all
Sides: Two or three slips of ibis
Cheeks: Small feathers of purple lorry (a Polynesian parrot)
Horns: Blue macaw ribs
Head: Black ostrich herl