PARTS OF A SALMON-FLY 323 



The ' body ' is made of various materials, 

 such as floss-silk, dyed pig's wool, or seal's fur, 

 at times divided into two or more distinct portions, 

 as is the case with the Jock Scott and Popham, 

 each division being; butted with black ostrich herl. 



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It is generally ribbed with gold or silver tinsel, 

 and frequently with a hackle for part or the whole 

 of its length. 



The ' throat ' is a feather, generally a hackle, 

 wound found the upper part of the body close 

 under the wing. 



The ' wings ' are composed of strips of various 

 feathers, placed above, and over each other, the 

 under wing being, so to speak, veiled by the 

 upper. 



The ' sides ' are feathers used entire, and placed 

 along the lower sides of the wings. The spotted 

 neck-feathers of the jungle-cock are generally used 

 for this purpose, varying in length according to 

 the pattern of the fly. 



The ' cheeks ' are short feathers, also used 

 entire, which are placed over the butts of the 

 sides. They are more generally used alone with- 

 out the sides ; but when the latter form part of 

 a fly, cheeks are usually placed over them. The 

 feathers used for cheeks are generally taken from 

 the blue chatterer jay, blue enamelled thrush, 

 bright blue kingfisher, or neck of the jungle- 

 cock. 



