ARTIFICIAL FIJES. 303 



Oriole. — Body, black, with gold tinsel; hackle, large, 

 and black ; wings, bright yellow ; tail, mixed black, and 

 white. 



Polkn. — Body, scarlet, gold twist; hackle, red; wings, 

 black with white spots (guinea hen or woodpecker) ; tail, 

 brown and white, mixed. 



The flies wdiich follow are part of an assortment tied 

 by Abbey & Imbrie, and have been remarkably and un- 

 usually successful with me, whenever winged flies were 

 called for: 



Professor. — Body, yellow; hackle (legs), golden brow^n ; 

 tail, scarlet ibis ; wdngs, yellow, mottled. 



Queen of the Water. — Body, dark yellow, gold tinsel ; 

 hackle, red ; wings, mallard, mottled. 



Gr'izdy King. — Body, green ; hackle, gray ; tail, red ; 

 wings, pin-tail duck or mallard. 



Soldier. — Body, scarlet ; hackle, red ; wings, gray. 



Montreal. — Body, red ; hackle, scarlet ; wings, wild 

 turkey. 



Governor Alvord. — Body, peacock herl ; hackle, red ; tail, 

 red ibis ; under wings, brown, upper wings, drab. 



Seth Green. — Body, green, with yellow stripe ; hackle, 

 red; wings, brown (woodcock). 



Abbey. — Body, scarlet, gold twist ; hackle, red ; tail, 

 golden pheasant ; wings, pin-tail duck. 



Ferguson. — Body, yellow, gold twist ; hackle, green ; 

 tail, peacock, yellow and scarlet ; wdngs, yellow and 

 scarlet, and wild turkey. 



Kingdom. — Body, white, striped with green ; hackle, 

 red; wings, woodcock (brown). 



Gold Spinner. — Body, orange, gold tinsel ; hackle, light 

 red ; wings, graj. 



