STANDARD SALMON-FLIES. 



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whicli should be kept in at least three sizes; it is useful any- 

 where. Blue Doctor* (Fig. 72) and Silver Doctor I would place 



Fig. 73. The Durham Ranger. 



next ; they are simply invaluable flies. For bright, open pools, 

 the Durham Rangeii* (Fig. 73) is excellent. The ButcherJ and 



* Tag, silver thread and yellow jBoss silk. Tail, a topping and blue chatterer. 

 Butt, red wool. Body, light blue floss silk, ribbed with silver oval. Hackle, 

 light blue run down body ; hackle at throat, jay. Wing, under, grey Turkey, 

 peacock wing, golden-pheasant tail, teal, red, blue, and yellow dyed swan ; wing, 

 upper, brown mallard, and topping over all. Horns, blue macaw. Head, red wool. 



t Tag, silver thread and light yellow silk. Tail, topping and Indian crow. Butt, 

 black ostrich harl. Body, two turns of orange silk, two turns of dark red claret 

 seal fur, the rest dark blue seal fur. Tinsel, ribbed with silver oval. Hackle, 

 dark red claret Irom claret seal fur ; hackle at throat, medium blue. Wing, 

 four golden-pheasant tippets (two long and two shorter). Two junglecock 

 feathers projecting beyond the golden-pheasant tippets, and a topping over all. 

 Sides, junglecock. Cheeks, blue chatterer. Horns, blue macaw. Head, black 

 wool. 



t The Butcher is dressed thus : Tag, gold twist and orange floss. Tail, one 

 topping. Butt, black ostrich harl. Body, two or three turns of red, ditto of 

 medium blue, ditto of red, and the rest of blue, pigswool. Broad silver tinsel. 

 Medium red claret hackle. Gallina on shoulder. Under-wing, a tippet and gold 

 pheasant rump-feather ; over them strips of brown mallard, bustard, peacock-wing, 

 wood-duck ; and blue and yellow swan strips. Black head. 



