Quote Originally Posted by Kent Frazier View Post
Not to hijack the thread, but what about the feathers? I've heard that only certain members of the clan are allowed (or should) wear feathers in their covers.

It's true that the custom is that chiefs, chieftans, armigers and some others wear a specified number of feathers, but those are, or were, eagle feathers, before eagles became endangered. The wearing of pheasant feathers has become rather popular among Tartan Army men and others, not signifying anything but decoration.