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No. 3. Tag, gold thread and ruby floss ; tail, tippet, 

 and a scrap of dark lue pig's wool ; but, black ostrich ; 

 body, yellow pig's wool merging into orange, that into 

 claret, and that again into black ; gold thread ; black hackle 

 over the black, and jay at shoulder ; wing, a slip of orange 

 stained turkey and rich brown turkey (unspeckled at the 

 points) over. Hook No. 6. 



These are useful flies on the Tay or anywhere else in 

 low water. The Lyon chiefly belongs to Lord Breadal- 

 bane. 



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These patterns I also received from Mr. Paton, who says 

 that tastes have changed less on the Earn of late years 

 than they have on the Tay. The wings are put on in a 

 way that makes one envious, for it is not so easy to put on 

 slips of turkey artistically. Mr. Paton's tier is evidently 

 a dab at it, and I have made a mem. to go and take a 

 lesson from him when I go Northward again. First .Mr. 

 Paton sends the invariable three wasps. One would think 

 that the Tay and its tributaries were so many pic-nics, for 

 a * wopse ' or two are always in the bill of fare. 



No. 1. Tag, silver tinsel and orange-yellow floss ; 

 tail, tippet, gallina and black partridge; but, black 

 ostrich ; body, one-half the usual dirty yellow, with golden 

 olive hackle, the other half dark blue, with blaqk hackle 

 and jay at shoulder ; silver tinsel on upper half, embossed 

 gold tinsel on lower ; wing, two slips of brown speckled 

 turkey. Hook No. 6. 



No. 2. Tag, silver twist ; tail, dark red pig's wool, 

 and a topping ; but, black ostrich ; body, half orange red 

 wool, half dark blue ; dark blue hackle over blue joint, 

 and jay at shoulder ; gold thread over red joint, and 



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