In Fledging arrows Ishi used eagle, buzzard, hawk or flicker feathers.
"Hunting with the Bow and Arrow"
Saxton Pope
And in this world of worldlings, where Souls rust in apathy, and ne'er A great emotion shakes the air, And life flags tame, And rare is noble impulse, rare The impassioned aim, 'Tis no mean fortune to have heard A singer who, if errors blurred His sight, had yet a spirit stirred By vast desire, And ardour Fledging the swift word With plumes of fire.
"The Poems of William Watson"
William Watson