Gaudy Fly

Whole Feather Wing, George C. Bainbridge, 1816. Pattern as per George C. Bainbridge.

Tail: A few strips from the eye of the peacock's tail
Body: The body is best made from the herl of an ostrich, dyed to correspond with the red feather in the wing
Hackle: A bright yellow hackle over the body
Throat: The beautiful green feather, which forms the eye of the peacock's tail, should be fastened at the head, and left hanging downwards, so as to cover the body for nearly half an inch
Wings: The extreme end of the feather of a guinea fowl, not stripped, but having the feather left on both sides of the middle stem; a blood-red hackle should be fastened on with the wings, and so arranged as to extend beyond them
Head: Black (small)