FLIES AND KNOTS. 265 
from the work on Salmon Fishing in the Provinces, 
edited by Colonel Alexander, supposed to be by Dr. 
Adamson, with two of my own added ; the latter having 
been furnished by a friend of extended experience, are 
warranted excellent : 
No. 1. Louise. — An extremely beautiful fly, having 
wings composed of the golden pheasant's top-knot, breast 
feather and tail, with sprigs from the green parrot, blue 
macaw and kingfisher ; the body is of fiery brown mo- 
hair, with gold twist ; the head of orange mohair ; the 
tail, a single feather from the golden pheasant's top-knot ; 
reddish-brown hackle and jay legs. 
J^o. 2. Edwin. — A much simpler fly and often equally 
efiicacious among the fins, the wings being composed of 
the golden pheasant's tail feather with a dash of yellow 
macaw ; the body, yellow mohair ; ribs, of black silk ; 
head, black mohair; tail, golden pheasant's top-knot; 
hackle, yellow ; and scarlet silk tip. 
'No. 3. FoESTTH. — Wings of the yellow macaw, with a 
slight dash of mallard wings at each side ; yellow mohair 
body, with black ribs ; head, black ; tail, golden phea- 
sant's top-knot ; hackle, yellow, with light blue silk tip. 
No. 4. Stephens. — Wings of golden pheasant's breast 
feather, with slight mixture of mallard ; body of reddish 
brick-colored silk, gold twist ; head, black ostrich ; tail, 
golden pheasant's top-knot; hackle, red, to match the 
body ; tip, blue silk. 
]^o. 5. Eoss. — Wings of mallard and peacock's herl ; 
body, cinnamon-colored silk, gold twist ; no head ; tail, 
green parrot ; red and black hackles and black tip. 
]^o. 6. The Parson. — This is a beautiful and efficient 
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