THE GUILDERS 331 



Wings : Two barred feathers from the summer 

 duck placed back to back, with married strips 

 of silver - pheasant and golden-pheasant tail, 

 repeated twice, and similar strips of blue macaw 

 and crimson swan, with a broadish piece of teal 

 on either side of the latter strips ; strips of pale- 

 gray mallard or unbarred summer duck, strips 

 of crimson and dark-yellow swan, peacock wing, 

 golden-pheasant tail, two longish strips of brown 

 mallard, and a topping over all. 



Horns : Blue macaw. 



Cheeks : Blue chatterer. 



Head : Black ostrich. 



This dressing forms one of the most beautiful 

 of salmon-flies. The mixture of colour is very 

 perfect. 



Q. THE CHILDERS (A). 



Tag : Silver twist and light-blue floss-silk. 



Tail : A topping with strands of red macaw, 

 bright-blue macaw, and pintail duck. 



Butt : Black ostrich. 



Body : Two turns of light-yellow silk, light-yellow 

 teal's fur or pig's wool, and scarlet ditto at the 

 shoulder ; the latter about one - fifth of the 

 entire length, ribbed with flat silver tinsel and 

 fine silver twist beside it. 



Hackle : A white furnace hackle dyed light-yellow. 



Throat : A scarlet hackle and light widgeon. 



