RIVER BUSH FLIES. 133 



light-brown mohair, and topping for tail ; orange 

 hackle at shoulder, and blue head. Wings, neck- 

 feathers of the golden pheasant and mallard ; 

 feelers of blue and yellow and red macaw. Hook, 

 No. 5 6 and 7. 



The four preceding flies are sound specimens 

 of the moderately gaudy. 



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No. 1. Body, orange mohair, and claret hackle 

 over gold tinsel ; wings, brow^n mallard ; tail, fibres 

 of the same feather and black ostrich head. Hook, 

 No. 8 and 9. 



No. 2. Body, amber coloured mohair, over which 

 gold tinsel, and amber or fiery-brown hackle; 

 small topping for tail. Wings, brown turkey tail- 

 feather and mallard, mixed with a few fibres of 

 golden pheasant neck-feathers ; black ostrich head 

 and macaw feelers. Hooks, as before. 



No. 3. Body, orange mohair, over which gold 

 twist and orange hackle ; blue jay at shoulder, 

 and black head. Wings, brown mallard, and a 

 few fibres of cock of the rock feather. Hooks, 

 as before. 



No. 4. Body, peacock harl, ribbed with gold 

 tinsel, and black hackle ; amber ditto at shoulder, 



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