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This genus has three varieties, Kill-many, 

 Kill-more, and Jack the Giant-killer. The 

 first differs from the Parson in having a 

 claret body and hackle ; the second retains 

 the yellow body, though it is generally of a 

 deeper shade, but has a bright crimson 

 under- wing, and a strong splash of the same 

 colour in the coverts ; while Jack the Giant- 

 killer has a green body and hackle, with 

 crimson or green coverts. The whole 

 tribe are homed with yellow maccaw, except 

 the last species, which is red. The Parson 

 flies are best adapted for stained water, as 

 being better calculated to attract the notice 

 of the fish ; Jack is intended for sunshine ; 

 Kill-many and Kill-more for dull weather. 



The whole of this tribe of flies is ex- 

 pensive, and that is their principal draw- 

 back ; but the material of which they are 

 almost entirely composed, the crest of the 

 golden pheasant, is rare and difficult to 

 procure. 



A cheap substitute for this class of flies 

 may be thus made : yellow parrot-tail, yel- 

 low silk body, with a very full yellow hackle, 

 mallard wings, with two small yellow hackles 



