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two blue macaw feathers ; tlu- li< ;ul is composed of orange 

 mohair, set ou like a hackle, and forming a ruff. Most of 

 the Findhorn flies are mounted in this way, and it makes 

 them very Conspicuous. In some Sir Alexander used the 

 soft silky Pinna marina, and it has a very striking effect. 

 The hook of this fly is a No. 2 or 3. The size sent is 

 between the two. 



No. 2. Tag, silver thread and yellow floss ; tail, a good- 

 sized topping, some tippet and gallina; but, black 

 ostrich; body, copper-coloured floss; broad silver tinsel 

 and narrow gold ditto side by side ; hackle, medium claret, 

 blue jay at shoulder ; wing as before, the tippets not quite 

 80 long, a little English bustard, brown mallard, and brown 

 speckled turkey instead of gled, and bright bustard, red 

 macaw and pale green swan sprigs. Hook, a size smaller 

 than the last. 



No. 3. Tag, silver thread and ruby floss ; tail, a good- 

 sized topping and tippet ; but, black ostrich ; body, 

 orange -yellow floss ; broad gold tinsel ; rather light blue 

 hackle, blue jay at shoulder ; wing, one medium-sized 

 tippet, two good slices of brown speckled turkey, sprigs of 

 gold pheasant tail, a few of red and blue macaw: bright 

 red mohair head and collar ; blue macaw horns tied in 

 above this. Hook same as last. 



No. 4. Tag, silver tinsel ; tail, one good topping ; body, 

 three turns of ruby floss, the rest of light apple-green 

 floss ; silver and gold tinsel, equidistant ; hackle, bright, 

 medium green, inclining to a blue- green, black heron hackle 

 on shoulder, the fibre reaching the barb of the hook ; 

 wing a bunch of emerald-green peacock herl (taken from 

 the scimetar-shaped feather), slices of brown speckled 

 turkey, bright peacock, a little bustard, sprigs of bustard, 

 red and blue macaw and green swan ; collar, blue mohair. 

 Hook, a size smaller than the last. 



No. 5. Tag, silver thread and a small bunch of red 



