The feathers of the throat are longer, giving rise to hackles there. Young birds are mainly grey-brown, with a duller blue breast and short hackles. This raised Madras' hackles and the dispute continued. Juveniles resemble adults, but lack throat hackles, and sometimes have a pink fleshy gape. These hackles may be used in fly fishing as lures. The illustrations show a displaying male raising its hackles into a ruff. The throat hackles are shorter than in most other ravens. The saddle hackles also grow to a considerable length. Officers and senior NCOs wore slouch hats with coloured hackles. The slim neck projects from a cape of long, glossy, blue and white hackles. All the species have distinct mobile hackles on the head and neck. Other ranks of the Royal Welsh also wear hackles. This Battalion also known as 'The Red Hackles Warrior'. Flash was added on top of the hackles.