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again two gold pheasant rump feathers (same size 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 any- 

 where 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, pea- 

 cock, and tippet, one topping over. 



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

 ping; but, 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 toppirg ; 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 somewhat like one of 

 the Conon bodies. The same fly, with pea-green pigs 

 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 



