Colonel

Mixed Wing (Farlow), late 19th century. Pattern as per Francis Francis.

Tag: Gold twist and two turns of bright yellow floss silk
Tail: Red and yellow sprigs (swan) mixed with gallina, and a topping
Body: Yellow floss half way up, and then orange pig's wool
Ribs: Gold twist, gold tinsel and black floss side by side (a bit of unravelled coarse sewing silk does better). First the twist, then the tinsel, then the black silk
Hackle: A yellow hackle, from tail to head
Throat: Bustard hackle
Wings: Underwing golden pheasant tippet, two feathers shortish, on either side of these strips of bustard and argus pheasant (the dark small speckled feather); fibres of yellow swan thrown in here and there, and over ail a topping
Horns: Blue macaw
Head: Black