Silver Ardea

Mixed Wing, George M. Kelson, end of 19th century. Pattern as per George M. Kelson.

Tag: Silver twist and yellow silk
Tail: Golden bird of paradise
Body: Silver tinsel (flat)
Ribs: Silver tinsel (oval)
Hackle: Bright red-claret (a white coch-y-bondhu dyed in "cardinal" 2288, Wolley & Co, Manchester)
Throat: White heron, dyed light blue
Wings: (mixed) peacock wing, bustard, golden pheasant tall, Amhurst pheasant tail, black and white mottled turkey, red macaw, swan dyed yellow and blue and a topping
Sides: Jungle cock
Head: Black ostrich herl