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fly. The wings are mixed, and very similar to those of 
No. 1, but have a slight mixture of wood duck in them ; 
the body is of very dark claret silk, with gold twist ; 
head, black ostrich ; tail, golden pheasant's top-knot ; 
hackle, dark claret ; legs, blue, with a tip of yellow and 
gold. 
'No. 7. Stkachan. — Mixed wings, chiefly of golden 
pheasant's tail, yellow macaw and jay's wing ; body of 
crimson silk with gold twist ; head, black ostrich ; tail, 
golden pheasant ; black hackle, with jay's wing legs ; tip, 
yellow and gold. 
ISTo. 8. Langevin. — ^Wings, body, tail, hackle, legs, tip 
all yellow, made of the dyed feathers of the white goose ; 
the head of black ostrich, and the twist of black silk. 
No. 9. Whitchek. — Mixed wings, of mallard and 
hooded merganser, the latter being like the teal Aving, 
only more of a yellowish green, or the tail of the golden 
pheasant may be used ; head, black ostrich herl ; black 
hackle and black mohair body, with a thin rib of silver ; 
tip, yellow silk ; and tail from the top-knot of the golden 
pheasant. 
No. 10. Geey Fly. — Mixed wings, of mallard, tur- 
key, golden pheasant's neck and top-knot, and sprigs of 
blue macaw ; head of black ostrich heel ; legs, carmine ; 
grey hackle ; body of a grey mohair, with silver ribs, and 
tip of silver and deep orange silk ; tail, mixed grey mal- 
lard and tail of the golden pheasant. 
It will be observed that the foregoing are not imita- 
tions of any natural insect, but merely fanciful combina- 
tions of beautiful colors. The more harmonious the tints 
the finer the effect. Some of them are gay flies, gaudier 
