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a blue-dun hackle in the centre of the body ; the 

 upper part black silk, ribbed with silver tinsel. 

 Shoulder : A Coch-y-bonddhu hackle, with a small 

 speckled guinea-fowl hackle over it dyed 

 orange. 



The above is Mr. Kelson's pattern. 



23. THE INFALLIBLE. 



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



Tail : A topping. 



Butt : Black ostrich. 



Body : Three or four turns of claret silk, and 

 very dark-yellow silk above it, ribbed with flat 

 silver tinsel, with a claret hackle running along- 

 side of the tinsel. 



Throat : A jay's blue feather. 



Wings : Golden-pheasant tippet back to back ; 

 above these golden-pheasant tail, peacock wing, 

 bustard, mallard, red and blue macaw, and a 

 topping. 



Sides : A strip of summer duck, reaching as far 

 as the centre of the orange part of the tippet- 

 feather between the bars. 



Horns : Blue macaw. 



Head : Black ostrich. 



The above is a very handsome fly ; it is not 

 unlike the Childers. As its name implies, it is 

 held in high estimation. It is a favourite fly on 

 the Exe. The pattern is one of Mr. Farlow's. 



