Spirit Fly No.2

No.2 Mixed Wing. William Blacker, 1840-1850. Pattern as per William Blacker.

Tag: Silver twist and gold coloured floss silk
Tail: A topping mixed with a strip of wood duck feather
Butt: Black ostrich herl
Body: Puce floss to the centre, and the remainder orange pig's wool or mohair
Ribs: Broad silver tinsel (flat)
Hackle: A guinea-hen rump feather rolled over the orange part of the body
Throat: Blue jay, wound after tying in the wing
Wings: Composed of golden pheasant tail feather, mixed with the following: bustard, scarlet macaw, wood duck, mallard, yellow macaw body feather, silver pheasant, and a topping over all
Horns: Blue-yellow macaw
Head: Black ostrich herl