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The Toucan (Ramphastos arid] is a common 

 bird in the West Indies and Guiana. Its orange, 

 canary-coloured, and dark red feathers from the 

 breast, and the dark red over and under the tail, 

 are used either as hackles, for small flies, or whole 

 in jointed bodies as the orange in ' Jock Scott.' 

 Skins can be bought at the tackle-shops. 



The Red Breasted Crow (Pyroderus Grana- 

 densis], from New Granada, known to fly- makers 

 as the ' Indian crow,' supplies us with brilliant 

 scarlet feathers, used whole in wings, tails, and 

 jointed bodies ; these feathers are on the breast 

 of the bird only. The remainder is black. The 

 feathers on the back of the neck are used whole in 

 jointed bodies. Skins are sold in the tackle-shops. 



The Jungle Cock (Gallus Sonneratii) is a 

 common bird in India. The neck feathers, which 

 are spotted black and white, are used whole in 

 wings, tails, and jointed bodies. The more black 

 and white the feathers are the better. Those 

 with sandy-coloured spots, instead of white ones, 

 are inferior. Necks sold in the tackle-shops. 



The Green or Amazon Parrots, inhabitants of 

 the banks of the Amazon, supply us with green 

 and golden yellow feathers (tail) used in wings, 

 either in strips or strands. Another bird that 

 has green feathers useful for hackles is the green 

 or soldier macaw (Ara militaris), but they are 

 not often used, because difficult to obtain. 



Chatterers feathers, of two species, are largely 



