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Sides : Jungle-cock (two spots). 

 Cheeks : Chatterer. 

 Horns : Blue macaw. 



Collar : A dark-blue hackle. (This is placed 

 above the cheeks and wings.) 



5. THE BRUCE (A). 



This fly is, I believe, named after Colonel 

 Bruce, of Testwood Park, in Hampshire. It is, 

 though of unpretentious appearance, one of the 

 very best flies, especially for use in the early part 

 of the season, or in wild, stormy weather. It is a 

 local pattern. 



Tag : Silver twist and lemon floss-silk. 

 Tail : A topping. 

 Butt : Black ostrich. 

 Body : Flat silver tinsel ribbed with oval ditto, 



and a magenta hackle run alongside the latter 



from head to tail. 

 Throat : Magenta hackle, with small speckled 



gallina ones. 

 Wings : Under wing light grizzled turkey; over 



wing golden-pheasant tail and a topping. 

 Head : Black ostrich. 



6.THE BRUCE (B). 



The following variety of the above is an inven- 

 tion of my own ; it answered so well as to be in 

 some request. It is, I believe, to be purchased 



