| Thread: | Black, pre-waxed 6/0. |
| Tag: | Fine oval silver tinsel and yellow floss. |
| Tail: | Golden pheasant crest and Indian crow (sub dyed pheasant neck). |
| Butt: | Black ostrich herl. |
| Body: | Rear half, golden yellow floss veiled with toucan feathers (sub dyed pheasant neck) and butt of black ostrich herl; front half, black floss. |
| Ribbing: | Fine oval silver tinsel over rear half, wider round and flat silver tinsel over front half. |
| Hackle: | Black, palmered over black floss. |
| Throat: | Speckled guinea fowl. |
| Under Wing: | Two strips of white-tipped turkey tail with strands of peacock sword tied over upper edge. |
| Wing: | Married strands of peacock wing; yellow, scarlet, and blue swan (sub dyed goose shoulder); speckled bustard (subs turkey), florican bustard (subs turkey), and golden pheasant tail. Outside has narrow married strips of teal and black-barred wood duck; roof of bronze mallard. |
| Sides: | Jungle cock. |
| Cheeks: | Blue chatterer (subs kingfisher). |
| Topping: | Golden pheasant crest. |
| Horns: | Blue and yellow macaw (omitted). |
| Head: | Black tying thread. |
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