Lady Amherst

This species is found on high mountain slopes living in the heavey bamboo 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

Tips for Tying with Lady Amherst 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.

***Lady Amherst Pheasants are a CITIES listed species. I can not send any feathers out of the US. Sorry, only available to US customers!

Feather Packs


Feather Packs - Male
Tippets - 12 feathers / $4.50 The Golden Witch has these feathers as shoulders. Also available in dyed colors. ***Only Available to US customers! To order, select a color;
Neck Feathers - 12 feathers / $7.50 Similar in color to those found on a golden, these make great shoulders. ***Only Available to US customers!
Shoulders - 12 feathers / $12.50 A bit more of a blue green, the edge is more flat than round. ***Only Available to US customers!
Back Feathers - 12 feathers / $7.50 If you're tying the Carries Special or the Green Hornet, here is the feather you'll need. ***Only Available to US customers!
Back Feathers - 12 feathers / $9.50 These are a nice red feather with a square edge. ***Only Available to US customers!
Breast Feathers - 12 feathers / $3.50 Nice white feathers with round tips. ***Only Available to US customers!

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Crest and Tippets

$17.95

Tippets and Crest

The tippets on an Amherst differ from those on a Golden in that the black lacing is rounded or some say tear shaped.

***Only Available to US customers!

Grade #1 / $17.95

Grade #2 / $0 Not in Stock

Dyed Colors:


natural	orange	red	blue	lime	purple	yellow	black

Tail feathers

Lady Amherst Center Tails

$17.50

Perfectly Matched Pairs

The barring on these tails are perfect, the fibers are long and the dyed colors are great for stealhead patterns.

***Only Available to US customers!

Matched Pairs / $90.00

3" Feather Slips/ $17.50

Single Feathers

Only needing a single feather? Here you go....

Single Feathers / $45

3" Feather Slips / $9.50

Dyed Colors


red	yellow	orange	chartruese	purple	hot pink	kingfisher	silver doctor

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Hen Feathers


Feather Packs - Female
Neck Feathers - 12 feathers / $3.50 Simmilar in shape to the male neck feathers, these feahers are nicely barred. ***Only Available to US customers!
Breast Feathers - 12 feathers / $3.50 These feathers found on the hens neck have very clean barring and the color is beautiful. ***Only Available to US customers!
Shoulder Feathers - 12 feathers / $4.50 These feathers are a bit larger and the stem is a bit stiffer. The barring is not as clean. ***Only Available to US customers!
Back Feathers - 12 feathers / $3.50 Very fine mottling and extreemly soft feathers from the back and rump of the female. ***Only Available to US customers!
Tippets - 12 feathers / $3.50 These are the female version of the tippet feathers. Small feathers with a long stem and a delicate pattern. ***Only Available to US customers!

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Full Skins


Lady Amherst - Male	$125
Here is an adult Grey male, I guessing 3 to 4 years old. This bird is just coming out of a moult, the color is vibrant and the edges of the feathers are fresh. With game farm raised birds, the best quality feathers come from just such a bird. No wear marks from rubbing on the wire or fading from the sun. The tail has not grown all the way in, but as you can see, the covers and tail quills are long enough to any pattern. ***Only Available to US customers!
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Lady Amherst - Hen	$75
Here is an adult Grey male, I guessing 3 to 4 years old. This bird is just coming out of a moult, the color is vibrant and the edges of the feathers are fresh. With game farm raised birds, the best quality feathers come from just such a bird. No wear marks from rubbing on the wire or fading from the sun. The tail has not grown all the way in, but as you can see, the covers and tail quills are long enough to any pattern. ***Only Available to US customers!
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