102 ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 



Hooks (including a full series of uuinouuted hooks, of recent and 



aboriginal manufacture). 

 Spoon-baits, plain and fluted. 



26690. Trout-spoon. Property of J. A. Nichols, Syracuse, N. Y. Con- 

 tributed by Forest and Stream Publishing Company. 



25554. Spoon-baits. For pike, pickerel, bass, and trout. W. D. Chapman 

 & Son, Theresa, N. Y. 



25666. Pearl minnows. W. M. Young, Philadelphia, Pa. 



25550. MacHarg's pearl spoons. For pickerel, trout, and bass. Bradford & 

 Anthony, Boston, Mass. 



Artificial flies on hooks. 



32735. Bass-flies. Sara J. McBride, Mumford, N. Y. 



32736. Trout-flies. " " 

 26105. Salmon-flies. " " 



32737. Artificial flies for salmon, trout, and bass. Bradford & An- 

 thony, Boston, Mass. 



NOTE. For convenience this entire collection is provisionally entered 

 under a single catalogue number. 



a. Peacock, with water-color sketch of original. 



&. March Brown, with water-color sketch of original. 



Body Fur of the fox-squirrel's face ribbed over with olive silk. Tail Two 

 strands of brown feather of the Avild mallard. Wings From the side 

 feather of the shoveller duck approaching the tail; the light yeast-colored 

 feather is the best, and if nicely tied must be an excellent fly. Legs A 

 grizzled cock's hackle, wound twice or thrice at the shoulder. For Penn- 

 sylvania, hooks Nos. 6 to 8 ; for New York, hooks Nos. 5 and 6 ; New Eng- 

 land, hooks Nos. 4 and 5. 



c. Great Red Spinner, with water-color sketch of original. 



d. Water-cricket, with water-color sketch of original. 



e. Great Dark Drone, with water-color sketch of original. 

 /. Cow-dung. 



Body Yellow mohair mixed with a little dingy brown fur from the bear. 

 Wings From the quill-feather of the curlew or whimbrel. Legs Of a 

 ginger-colored cock's hackle. For Pennsylvania, hooks Nos. 8 to 10; for New 

 York, hook No. 8 ; for New England, hook No. 6. 



g. Red Fly, with water-color sketch of original. 



Body The red part of squirrel's fur mixed with an equal quantity of claret 

 mohair. Wings The softest quill-feather of the pea-hen's wing. Legs 

 Claret-colored hackle ; clip some of the upper fibers off that the wings niay 

 lie flat. For Pennsylvania, hook No. 6; for New York, hook No. 4; for New 

 England, hook No. 3. 



h. Blue Dun, with water-color sketch of original. 



Body Fur of a gray squirrel spun very thinly on fine yellow silk. Tail TAVO 

 fibers of a dun hackle. Wings From a quill-feather of the blue-jay. 

 Legs Two or three turns of a ginger-dun hackle at the shoulder helps to 

 keep the wings upright. For Pennsylvania, hook No. 6 ; for New York, 

 hook No. 5; for New England, hook No. 4. 



