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blue macaw and mallard ; but, black ostrich ; body, dark 

 red claret mohair ; narrow silver tinsel ; hackle, the same 

 colour as the body, lightish blue hackle at shoulder; 

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



No. 2. The Judge. Tag, silver thread and light 

 orange floss ; tail, one topping ; but, peacock herl ; body, 

 silver tinsel ; hackle, a golden-olive or yellow-orange (the 

 colour is something between these two), red orange at 

 shoulder, blue jay over it ; wing, mixed of peacock, bus- 

 tard with a few fibres of tippet, two toppings over ; blue 

 macaw ribs ; peacock herl head. A very tasty fly. 



No. 3. The McGildowny. Tag, as before ; tail, same 

 as No. 1 ; but, peacock herl ; body, two turns of light 

 orange floss, the rest yellow mohair ; narrow silver tinsel; 

 hackle, a dirty medium brickdust red (dressed only two- 

 thirds down), blue jay at shoulder ; wing, mixed bustard, 

 mallard, tippet (pretty plentiful), and a little peacock ; 

 head, peacock herl. 



No. 4. The Erly. This is the same as No. 1, save that 

 the but is yellow mohair ; the body and hackle are some 

 two shades lighter, and there is a tippet feather for the 

 under wing. Hooks Nos. 6 and 7. 



The following two flies are from Farlow's : 



No. 1. PoivelFs Fancy. Tagf, gold tinsel and orange 

 floss ; tail, a topping ; but, peacock herl ; body, two turns 

 of orange floss, the rest orange pig's wool (lighter towards 

 tail, darker towards shoulder) ; gold tinsel, just above and 

 beside it, a narrow thread of red, almost scarlet floss ; 

 hackle, bright red orange, blue jay on shoulder; wing, 

 gold pheasant tail, florican, brown mallard, some tippet, 

 grey mallard stained yellow, wood-duck, red macaw ribs ; 

 black head. 



No. 2. The Grace. Tag, gold tinsel and yellow floss ; 

 tail, a topping ; but, black ostrich ; body, dark rich ruby 



