THE BRITANNIA 327 



3. THE BENCHILL. 



A very handsome fly, and, I believe, bears a 

 high reputation. 



Tag : Silver twist, and light-claret floss-silk. 



Tail : A topping and scarlet ibis. 



Butt : Black ostrich. 



Body : Seal's fur dyed dark-yellow, pale-orange, 



light-claret, and light-blue, placed from tail to 



head in this order, and ribbed with silver 



tinsel. 

 Hackle : Light-blue as far as to cover the blue 



seal's fur. 

 Wings : Two tippet-feathers, veiled with light 



speckled turkey, swan feathers dyed yellow and 



red, bustard, golden-pheasant-tail, teal, mallard, 



and a topping. 

 Horns : Blue macaw. 



4. THE BRITANNIA. 



A very old and well-known standard pattern. 

 Tag : Gold twist. 

 Tail : A topping. 

 Butt : Black ostrich. 

 Body : Red-orange floss-silk, ribbed with oval 



gold tinsel, and with a reddish-orange hackle 



from end to end. 

 Wings : Shoveller duck or large brown mallard 



and a topping. 



