tegs. A small bittern's hackle, lapped only near tl 

 wings j f >rked tail. 



4. Wings. From tlie eye of a peacock's tail, cut from 



the stem. 

 Body. Deep green mohair j light green silk j hook 



No. 2, or 3. 

 Legs. A white cock's hackle, dyed pale dirty green ; 



or jay's striped blue and white. 



5. Wings. A rich dark brown speckled feather from a 



bittern's wing. 



Body. Coffee- coloured mohair, or the fur from a 

 hare j coffee-coloured silk j hook No. 1 . 



Legs. A bittern's hackle j or a ginger game cock's ; 



(ail forked. 



0. Wings. The greenish dark shining feather from a 

 drake's wing, cut off. 



Body. Bottle-coloured mohair, silk deep chocolate ; 

 hook No. 3. 



Legs. A black cock's hackle j or a deep copper co- 

 loured one j tail forked. 



The above six flies are all killing : a thousand others 

 may be made for the purpose - } which, however, will not 

 excel when put to use, but have one great fault, viz. that 

 of requiting very scarce articles. No. 1, 2, and 5, afe 

 all in common use in the Highlands, where they kill 

 " many a Ira? saumon." 



The others are more appropriate to warmer waters, 

 and to brighter weather, when shewy flies are every 

 where abundant. Towards the hottest pnrt of the sum- 

 mer, all the above flies may be made rather more gaud? 

 than if the directions were implicitly followed ; and as 

 o 2 ths 



