102 ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 



Hooki^ (iiKjliidiug a full series of uumouuted books, of recent aud 

 aboriginal manufacture). 

 Spoon-baits, plain and fluted. 



26690. Trout-spoon. Property of J. A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. Con- 

 tributed by Forest and Stream Publisliing Company. 



25554. Spoon-baits. For pilce, pickerel, bass, and trout. W. D. Cliapmau 

 & Son, Theresa, N. Y, 



25666. Pearl minnows. W. M. Young, Pluladelphia, Pa. 



25550. MacHarg's i^earl spoons. For pickerel, trout, and bass. Bradford «fc 

 Anthony, Boston, Mass. 



Artificial flies on liooks. 



32735. Bass-flies. Sara J. McBride, Mumford, N. Y. 



32736. Trout-flies. " " 

 26105. Salmou-llies. " " 



32737. Artificial flies for salmon, trout, and bass. Bradford & An- 

 thony, Boston, Mass. 



Note. — For convenience this entire collection is provisionally entered 

 under a single catalogue number. 



a. Peacock, with water-color sketch of original. 



i. March Brown, with water-color sketch of original. 



Body — Fur of the fox-squirrel's face ribbed over with olive silk. Tail — Tv,o 

 strands of brown feather of the wild mallard. Wings — From the side- 

 feather of the shoveller duck approaching the tail ; the light yeast-colored 

 feather is the best, and if nicely tied must be an excellent fly. Legs — A 

 grizzled cock's hackle, wound twice or thrice at the shoulder. For Penn- 

 sylvania, hooks Nos. 6 to 8 ; for New York, hooks Nos. 5 and 6 ; New Eng- 

 land, hooks Nos. 4 and 5. 



c. Great Red Spinner, with water-color sketch of original. 



d. Water-cricket, with water-color sketch of original. 



e. Great Dark Drone, with water-color sketch of original. 

 /. Cow-dung. • 



Body — Yellow mohair mixed with a little dingy brown fur from the bear. 

 Wings — From the quill-feather of the curlew or whimbrel. Legs — Of a 

 ginger-colored cock's hackle. For Pennsylvania, hooksNos. 8 to 10 ; for New 

 York, hook No. 8 ; for New England, hook No. 6. 



g. Red Fly, with water-color sketch of original. 



Body — The red part of squirrel'is fur mixed with an equal quantity of claret 

 mohair. ' Wings — The softest quill-feather of the pea-hen's wing. Legs — 

 Claret-colored hackle ; clip some of the upper fibers oft' that the wings may 

 lie flat. For Pennsylvania, hook No. 6 ; for New York, hook No. 4 ; for New 

 England, hook No. 3. 



h. Blue Dun, with water-color sketch of original. 



Body — Fur of a gray squinel spun very thinly on fine yellow silk. Tail — Two 

 fibers of a dun hackle. Wings — From a quill-feather of the blue-jay. 

 Legs — Two or three turns of a ginger-dun hackle at the shoulder helps to 

 keep the wings ujiright. For Pennsylvania, hook No. 6 ', for New York, 

 hook No. 5; for New England, hook No. 4. 



