3 68 ROD AND RIVER 



Wing : Brown and gray mallard, mixed with 

 fibres of golden-pheasant tail, and four or five 

 sprigs of blue macaw. 



Longish hook. A good Irish pattern. 



14. BLACK AND RUBY. 



Tail : A small topping. 



Body : One turn of ruby-coloured floss-silk, the 

 rest of black ditto, ribbed with silver twist, and 

 a black hackle a third of the way down. 



Wing : Darkish feather from the wing of the 



jay- 

 Small size. 



And now, before I bring this work to a close, 

 I trust that the reader, if he has accompanied me 

 thus far, may have found at least some few prac- 

 tical hints which may prove of service to him. If 

 so, I shall be amply rewarded. 



