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as the tippet), one topping over all ; blue macaw ribs and 

 black head. It is a showy fly, but I would banish the rump 

 feathers, and use doubled jungle cock instead. I think it 

 would be quite as attractive, and would lose that greasy look, 

 which I do not admire. 



No. 4. This is also a capital fly on the Ness or anywhere 

 else ; it is a nice warm fly and a favourite of mine. Tag, gold 

 tinsel and yellow floss ; tail, one topping ; body, orange-yellow, 

 merging into distinct orange, and that again into a red-brown 

 or burnt sienna at the shoulder, some of it to be picked out at 

 the breast ; grouse hackle only on shoulder ; wing, sprigs of 

 pintail, bustard, peacock, and tippet, one topping over. 



No. 5. Tag, silver tinsel and blue floss ; tail, one topping ; 

 butt, black ostrich ; body, three turns of gold-coloured floss, 

 the rest bright yellow pig's wool ; silver tinsel ; orange-yellow 

 hackle over the wool only, with a light purple claret at shoulder; 

 mixed wing of gold pheasant tail, pintail, gallina fibres, red, 

 yellow and orange swan fibres, kingfisher cheeks, and blue 

 macaw ribs. 



No. 6. Tail, one topping ; body half yellow and half lightish 

 medium blue pig's wool ; silver twist medium blue hackle 

 (only over blue wool), grouse hackle on shoulder ; wing, one 

 tippet feather and strips of gold pheasant tail, bustard and 

 pintail over it ; a few sprigs of gold pheasant sword feather 

 for ribs. This is also a capital general fly ; the body is some- 

 what like one of the Conon bodies. The same fly, with pea- 

 green pig's wool and hackle makes a good change. 



No. 7. Tag, silver tinsel, and one turn of ruby floss ; tail, 

 one topping ; body, orange merging to brown, and that into 

 blue pig's wool, dressed roughish ; hackle, darkish medium 

 blue only at shoulder ; silver tinsel ; wing, a tippet feather, 

 and slips of brown mallard and pintail over it, two short pea- 

 green parrot feathers over the butts of these feathers; blue 

 macaw ribs. 



No. 8. Tag, silver tinsel and orange floss ; butt, black ostrich ; 

 body, gold coloured floss three turns, black mohair ; silver 

 tinsel ; black hackle, blue jay on shoulder ; wing, slices of 

 yellow and orange swan, brown and grey mallard and gold 

 pheasant tail, a few sprigs of tippet, one topping over all ; 

 blue macaw ribs ; kingfisher at either cheek. This is also a 

 capital fly for the Shin. 



The above patterns, with an exception or two, are from the 

 selection of my worthy gossip Snowie, of Inverness. 



