400 THE OWEXMORE. 



blue, dark red and deep orange ; gold tinsel ; hackle, dark 

 dirty green olive, only over the orange, grouse at shoulder; 

 wing, brown mallard with blue macaw ribs ; black head. 



N -. 2. Tag, gold tinsel ; tail, a topping ; body, two 

 turns orange floss, the rest of dark greenish olive pig's 

 wool ; gold tinsel ; a brownish olive hackle at shoulder, 

 with a dark blue one over ; wing as before with one top- 

 ping ; black head. 



No. 3. Tag, gold tinsel ; tail, a topping ; but, black 

 ostrich ; body, two turns of orange floss ; the rest of black 

 floss; gold tinsel; claret hackle all up, darkish blue one 

 at shoulder ; wing, two orange-yellow hackle points, 

 small slips of brown mallard, gold pheasant tail, a wee 

 bit of argus, some sprigs of tippet, one topping and blue 

 macaw ribs ; black head. Hooks, Nos. 8 and 9. 



No. 4. The Owenmore. Tag, silver tinsel; tail, a 

 topping and a small jungle-cock; but, black ostrich ; body, 

 live joints yellow and black floss alternately, divided by 

 silver thread, and above this one turn of a red hackle, 

 stained light olive ; manes of mohair, from the back of 

 each joint, the first darkish claret, second dark red, third 

 darker claret, fourth darker red, fifth a mixture of yellow, 

 brown and red ; just under, as a support to each mane, is 

 tied in a feather from the breast of the Indian crow, increas- 

 ing in length (as do the manes) as they progress up 

 towards the wing ; hackle on shoulder, olive, red rump 

 feather of gold pheasant tied in on the shoulder as a 

 hackle, over that again a turn or two of blue jay ; wing, 

 tippet fibres, gold pheasant tail and brown mallard, one 

 topping ; blue macaw ribs ; black head. 



