94 A FATAL SORCERESS. 



PLATE V. 



No. 13. Ondine. — Body, blue peacock, closely 

 ribbed with fine gold twist ; two joints of green 

 trogan feather, and one of short red orange hackle 

 under the shoulder ; over the butts of the wings, 

 blue jay ; small light blue tag, gold tip, and bril- 

 liant little topping for tail; wings, a careful 

 mixture of fibres of bustard, silver pheasant, 

 yellow and blue macaw, teal, guinea-hen, and 

 golden pheasant tail and neck-feathers, surmounted 

 by a topping ; feelers, blue and yellow macaw, 

 and bright blue silk head. Hook, No. 7. and 8. 



None but a connoisseur can fully appreciate 

 the beauties of this fly. It is of composite archi- 

 tecture, but not too florid. Its ornaments are 

 most attractive, and they will suit the tastes of 

 salmon, no matter to what nation they belong. 

 I gaze at it gloatingly. It is a summer and 

 autumn fly — a fatal sorceress then to fresh - 

 run salmon and grilse. Its charms will be most 

 acutely felt in the north of Scotland, and no part 

 of Ireland will be insensible to them. 



No. 14. Body, dull yellow mohair, ribbed with 

 gold tinsel, and a long-fibred hackle of the same 

 colour wound over it ; tag, a little brown harl ; 

 tail, small topping and sprigs of bustard and 



