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Tail: Golden pheasant tippets Body: Rear two-thirds of yellow floss, remainder pink floss. Rib: Flat gold tinsel Throat: Yellow hackle fibers, short Wing: Two light green hackles flanked by golden badger saddle hackles Cheeks: Jungle cock Source: Bates, J. (1950, 1966, 1995) Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing, p. 276; Stewart, D. and Leeman, B. (1982) Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon, p. 102