132 A NORTH OF IRELAND GENERAL. 



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No. 1. Body, claret pig's hair, gold tinsel, and 

 dark claret hackle struck up from the tail, with 

 an orange hackle round the shoulder, and a yellow 

 tag near the tail, which is to consist of one top- 

 j)ing. Wings, brown mallard, mixed with bus- 

 tard, golden pheasant toppings, neck and tail- 

 feathers ; black ostrich harl head, and blue and 

 yellow macaw feelers. Hook, No. 6. 



No. 2. Body, fiery-brown pig's wool or mohair, 

 over which gold tinsel and amber hackle, and top- 

 ping for tail. Wings, brown mallard, and golden 

 pheasant neck-feathers, mixed with bustard and 

 guinea-hen : yellow hackle at the head, which is 

 to be finished off with black ostrich harl ; the 

 usual feelers. Hook, No. 6 7 and 8. 



This is a general killer in all the best rivers of 

 the north of Ireland. 



No. 3. Body, peacock harl, ribbed with gold 

 tinsel and claret hackle ; round the shoulder, 

 bright amber hackle ; wings the same as those of 

 the last fly, with the addition of a few fibres of 

 cock of the rock feather. Hooks, same sizes as 

 before. 



No. 4. Body, purple mohair, and hackle over 

 it of the same colour ; gold tinsel, tag, yellow and 



