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feather, and a topping over all a little longer ; 

 a peacock harl head, and blue and yellow 

 feelers. The body is formed in three joints, a 

 tip of gold twist at the tail, a tag of peacock 

 harl, and a bright small topping for tail ; first, 

 a joint of yellow floss, a joint of peacock, and 

 two feathers of the red-tipped feather of the 

 crest of the cock of the rock tied short above 

 the harl and ribbed with gold ; the next is a 

 blue floss silk joint ribbed with gold, a peacock 

 harl rolled on close, and two feathers of the 

 crest of the cock of the rock tied close above 

 it ; and the third is an orange floss silk joint, 

 a peacock harl tag, and ribbed with gold, two 

 of the red-tipped feathers tied on close as 

 above, and a blue jay round the shoulder. 

 No. 8 hook on B. This is a famous grilse fly. 

 No. 9 is another great beauty, and a capital 

 grilse or small salmon fly for any river under 

 the sun. The wings are made of two jungle- 

 cock feathers, and two shorter feathers of the 

 golden pheasant neck, the white ends of the 

 jungle-cock to show well beyond the golden 

 pheasant neck, two broad strips of wood-duck, 

 one at each side, and a topping or two extending 

 longer than the other feathers for feelers, a 



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