Lady Amherst
This species is found on high mountain slopes living in the heavey bamboo thickets and thorny thickets. 
Males are vocal, and are frequently heard amidst the heavey fog as they remind other males that this is their territory. The display is elaberate, cape faned, cheek patch enlarged, and tail spread to one side, the male dances back and forth around a visiting hen. Breeding season begins in early April and hens nest on the ground.
Chrysolophus amherstiae
Tying with Lady Amherst Pheasant Feathers
The Lady Amherst pheasant possesses a similar form as the golden with crests, tippets, etc. Tail feathers can be used in married and mixed wing salmon flies.
The tippets are used for wings on such flies as the Lady Amherst and the Lang Syne that uses green dyed tippets. Besides wings, the tippets can be used for body veilings, tails and hackles on grub patterns.
The red crests make for great body veilings, tails and toppings. Single tail fibers used as horns on salmon flies make striking contrasts against the wings. The green, golden and red of the body plumage offer the creative tier and crafter with myriad possibilities.
- feather assortments
- full skins-males
- female
- fly patterns
- links to other pheasants
Crests & Tippets
The tippets on an Amherst differ from those on a Golden in that the black lacing is rounded or some say tear shaped. Here are 7 dyed colrs plus the natural, if you can think of any other colors you might need, I'll be glad to dye them up for you.
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Tail Feathers
I put all the tail feathers together for the time being, shortly I'll be offering center tail sections dyed bright colors. Contact me if you're interested.
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Full Skin
This is a nice example of a pure Amherst. In the past many breeders mistakenly bred males to golden hens and after many generations, the offspring look mostly like Amherst. However, you can still see the impurity in these birds.
A pure Amherst has a pure white breast, solid green on the top of the head, rounded black lacing on the tippets, wide orange tail coverts, and a long tail with solid barring.
This bird has all the qualities of a pure Amherst and is in perfect feather.
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Full Skin
This bird is in good feather and was an older breeding hen.
You can tell that it is pure by the nice chestnut crest, heavey barring on the breast, white belly, noticable barring on the back, and the color of the tail, thicker bars with hints of white inbetween.
Take a moment and compare it to the Golden hen and the difference is clear.
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I'm looking for pictures of flies and the recipies you used to tie them. Please give me a call or email me for more information.
Thanks!
All pheasants are native to Asia. There are 52 different breeds of these beautiful birds, 17 of which are listed as endangered. Habitat destruction and hunting has reduced the number of these birds in the wild. The Hainan Peacock Pheasant, thought to be a subspecies of the grey, is one of these and is one of the most endangered birds in all of China. Today it is at greater risk of extinction than even the Giant Panda. None listed here are in such danger - but with habitat destruction and population growth, it's just a matter of time. |
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