208 SALMON FLIES 



II. Whole- Feather Wings continued: 



1 . Avon Eagle (hook, 2 to 3 inches) continued : 



Wings : A pair of Golden Pheasant sword 



feathers (back to back). 

 Sides : Jungle Cock ; two or three toppings 



over. 



2. Benchill* (hook, 1 J to 3 inches). 



Tag : Gold tinsel. 



Tail : A topping, and the tip of a Golden 



Pheasant's breast feather. 

 Butt : Black herl. 

 Body : Orange, scarlet, claret, and pale blue 



Seal's fur (well picked out). 

 Ribs : Flat silver tinsel and twist. 

 Throat : A pale blue hackle. 

 Wings : A pair of tippets (back to back) 



veiled with " married " strands (or, in large 



sizes, narrow strips) of Peacock wing, 



scarlet and blue Swan, Golden Pheasant 



tail, and Bustard. 

 Cheeks: Strips of speckled Gallina wing and 



Jungle Cock over ; a topping over all. 



3. Black Dose (hook, 1^ to 2 inches). 



Tag : Silver thread and light orange floss. 

 Tail: A topping, and "married" narrow 



strips of Teal and scarlet Swan (back to 



back). 

 Body : Two or three turns of pale blue Seal's 



fur, the rest black Seal's fur (left smooth). 

 Ribs : Oval silver tinsel. 

 Hackle : A black hackle. 



* See Plate III. 



