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head, part black floss silk, with silver twist and palmered 

 black hackle; tail ditto, gold colored; at each joint are 

 tied several toucan points, these being backed up by two 

 turns of black herl. For wings, white tipped turkey 

 feather fibres of pintail bustard, brown mallard, with one 

 long topping, and yellow, red, and green streamers over 

 all, a jungle cock on either. 



The Butcher. Tag, gold twist and orange floss; tail, a 

 single topping of golden pheasant, with band of black 

 ostrich herl; body, alternate turns of red and full blue, 

 either mohair or pig's wool, broad silver tinsel, palmered 

 with claret hackle; wing, mixture of brown mallard, 

 bustard, peacock wing, wood-duck, golden pheasant tip- 

 pet and rump feathers; streamers, blue and yellow over 

 all; head, black ostrich herl. 



The Doctor. Tag, scarlet silk and fine gold twist; 

 tail, one topping; body, light blue floss silk, palmered 

 With medium blue hackle, broad silver tinsel and twist; 

 legs, blue hackle, with brown grouse or partridge over 

 all; wing, argus pheasant's, brown turkey, and bustard; 

 streamers, yellow, blue, and claret; black herled head. 



The Shannon. Tag, gold tinsel, and lemon-colored 

 silk; tail, scarlet ibis or flamingo, two toppings, and blue 

 macaw, black ostrich band; body, alternate colored silks, 

 beginning at the tail end, pale blue, full orange, violet 

 and medium green, the alternate colors being set off by a 

 hackle of the same shade, also ribbed with ostrich herl 

 dyed same color as alternate joints; wings, two yellow 

 macaw feathers, black-centered (usually), a single strip of 

 dark argus pheasant on either side, also a few fibres of 

 golden pheasant tippet, two small blue chatterer's 

 feathers, and two large toppings over all; legs, fiery 

 brown feather, black head. 



Blackens Gaudy Fly. Tail, two slips of brown mal- 

 lard, and one topping or crest feather (golden pheasant) ; 



