LOCAL SHIN-FLIES. 107 



No. 1. Body, orange floss silk; yellow tag, 

 tipped with silver twist ; above it black ostrich 

 and red tag ; to be ribbed with silver tinsel and 

 gold twist ; grouse hackle at centre of the body ; 

 teal hackle under shoulder. Wings, two neck- 

 feathers of the golden pheasant, over which a 

 mixture of brown and black, and white spotted 

 turkey tail-feather, with fibres also of the golden 

 pheasant tail-feather, and brown mallard ; feelers, 

 blue and yellow macaw ; yellow mohair over the 

 roots of the wing, and black ostrich head ; tail, a 

 golden pheasant topping. Hook, No. 4. At this 

 size the fly is a large one, fit for the Shin in the 

 spring. For the summer, it should be made on 

 hooks three sizes smaller, and will kill best morn- 

 ing and evening. 



No. 2. Body, black floss silk ; tag, of yellow- 

 green ditto ; below it black ostrich tag, tipped 

 with silver twist ; over body, gold tinsel and silver 

 twist; grouse hackle, and round the shoulder 

 guinea-hen hackle. Wings, golden pheasant neck- 

 feather in centre, mixed with a few fibres of the 

 following feathers, viz. peacock wing-feather, light 

 brown, spotted, and cream-coloured turkey tail- 

 feathers, golden pheasant tail and red rump-fea- 

 thers ; feelers of blue and yellow macaw, and 

 black ostrich head; tail, a mixture of red ibis. 



