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Red Wing, or Red-winged Heron : William Murdoch 16de Februarie, 1884. Fishing Gazette. Thanks to Colin Innes.
 
 
Tag : Silver tinsel.
Tail : Fibres of golden pheasant tippet.
Body : Blue and claret mohair.
Ribs: Silver tinsel.
Hackle : Grey heron well through the body.
Shoulder : Teal.
Wing : Very dark turkey, the deeper the brown the better.
Head : Black.
 
 
 
 
Red Wing, of Red-winged Heron : William Murdoch 14de Maart, 1885. Fishing Gazette. Thanks to Colin Innes.
 
 
Tag : Narrow silver tinsel.
Tail : Fibres of tippet.
Body : Light blue and rich claret coloured mohair, equal parts, and picked out a little – the claret-coloured mohair most.
Ribbed : Broad flat silver tinsel and silver twist, five turns Hackle: About 20 long fibres grey heron at shoulder only.
Shoulder : Teal sparsely, round about.
Wings : Particularly dark- brown turkey strips.
Cheeks : Jungle.
Head : Black.
 
 
 
Red Wing, of Red-winged Heron : William Murdoch 3de Maart, 1888. Fishing Gazette. Thanks to Colin Innes.
 
Tag : Narrow silver tinsel.
Tail : Two sprigs tippet, back to back, and upright.
Body : Seal’s fur, or mohair, fairly picked out; first half light blue, second half claret.
Ribbed : Broad flat silver tinsel, edged with gold twist (treble).
Hackle : Grey heron of longest fibre run down from first turn tinsel to the head; teal at shoulder.
Wing: Two strips of the darkest brown turkey feather procurable, each extending flatwise outward at an angle of
          25 - 30 degrees. (see illustration).
Head : Black wool.
 
 
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