Speyside (Created and tied by Charles Chute)

Tag:          Oval silver tinsel and light blue silk
Tail:          Golden pheasant crest and  blue chatterer
                 (Cotinga maynana)
Butt:         Black ostrich herl
Body:        Rear half purple silk ribbed with flat gold
                 tinsel and gold twist, veiled above and
                 below with blue chatterer (Cotinga maynana),
                 tripled. Front half, purple seal ribbed with
                 flat gold tinsel adn gold twist
Hackle:    Purple, over front half only
Throat:     Guinea fowl dyed blue
Wing:        Peacock herl; married strips of  Kori bustard,
                 white, purple, blue dyed turkey tail, Kori
                 bustard, Florican (Great) bustard, Argus
                 pheasant. Barred Carolina wood duck over top
Sides:        Jungle cock partially veiled by Indian crow
Cheek:      Indian kingfisher veiled by peacock herl tip
Topping:   Golden pheasant crest

 

 

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