472 AMERICAN FISHES. 



No. 2. Tail Two fibres of brown mallard two of red parrot, fine 

 small turn of pale orange floss silk, next these. Body Black floss silk ; 

 the finest gold twist, wound on very close, i. e., eleven turns on No. 2 

 hook. Legs Of red cock's hackle ; body bare. Wings Very tliick, 

 composed of small neck feather golden pheasant, and two fibres of 

 the blue-green peacock above this brown mallard. Head Black 

 ostrich. 



Quite as good. Black body and red cock's legs ; gold tinsel. 



No. 3. Shanks Black. Tag Yellow floss silk. Tail Two strands 

 of pale-blue parrot ; the yellow floss tag is wound twice around beyond 

 the tail quite close. Hackle Gray cock. Body The yellow floss 

 run alongside of a black floss silk band. Legs Partridge full. Wings 

 Teal drake. Head Black ostrich. 



As good as the others. Shanks black ; partridge legs ; gray hackle. 



No. 4. THE FOGGY FLY. Body One-fourth green chenille, one- 

 fourth pale yellow ditto, one-half purple ditto. A Marled Hackle 

 Root end first is wound over the body, the ends left projecting beyond 

 the hook at least half an inch. Wings Partridge tail. Head 

 Orange chenille. 



A very ugly but killing fly. 



No. 5. Gold tag. Tail Teal drake. Red hackle Gold tinsel. 

 Body Black floss silk. Wings Mixed teal and mallard. Horns 

 Blue and gold macaw. Head Black ostrich. 



Not bad. Black and red hackle. 



No. 6. Tag Yellow floss silk. Tail Mixed. Hackle Red Silver 

 twist, crimson floss silk body. Mixed wings, with golden pheasant- 

 neck. Macaw horns. Head Ostrich. 



Very good crimson and red hackle. 



No. 7. Tag Gold. Tail Three golden orange parrot strands, tin- 

 sel gold. Hackle Blue. Body Blue. Wings small golden pheas- 

 ant neck, two blue English kingfisher's feathers (blue-bird might do), 

 a fibre or two of bustard, ditto teal drake. Macaw horns. Head 

 Black ostrich. 



A lovely fly, blue body, ditto hackle, ditto wings. 



