OLD SPEY FLIES. 69 



these a single turn of orange silk. Red cock 

 hackle. Wing, teal or grey mallard. 



SILVER-GREEN FLY. Same as above, but with 

 silver tinsel and grey cock hackle. 

 The flies known as "Kings" are characterized 

 by having alternate bars of gold and silver 

 tinsel. No beading of any kind. 



GREEN KING. Body same as green Reeach. Al- 

 ternate bars of gold and silver tinsel. Red 

 cock hackle. Shoulder hackle, teal feather. 

 Wing, mallard. 



PURPLE KING.- Body lake colour, composed of 

 scarlet and purple mixed. Alternate bars of 

 gold and silver. Hackle, grey or red cock, 

 according to fancy. Shoulder hackle, teal. 

 Wing, mallard. 



BLACK KING. Body black. Alternate bars of 

 gold and silver tinsel. Hackle, black cock. 

 Shoulder hackle, guinea-fowl. Wing, mallard. 



GOLD PURPLE FLY, commonly called " GOLD 

 PURPY." Body purple. Red cock hackle, 

 with bars of gold tinsel. Wing, mallard. 



CULDRAIN FLY. This is generally tied on a large 

 hook. Body black. Bars of silver tinsel, 

 rather far apart, and between each bar two 

 threads of silk, one orange, and one yellow. 

 Hackle, jet-black cock. Wing, grey mallard. 



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