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mixture of mallard, brown turkey, and a little 

 hen pheasant tail. Hook No. 8 or 9. 



No. 4. A puce mohair body ribbed with 

 silver, purple hackle over it, yellow tail of 

 small topping, and a yellow hackle round the 

 shoulder; wings of golden pheasant tail, with 

 a little spotted bustard, a topping over all, and 

 a black head. Hook No. 8 or 9. (A piece of 

 wood- duck each side.) 



No. 5. An orange body ribbed with black 

 silk and gold tinsel, topping in the tail, and a 

 black-red hackle over it, (a hackle with the 

 black streak running all the way through it) ; 

 scarlet tag and tail ; wings light brown turkey 

 tail, rather lighter at the tips, a few fibres of 

 wood-duck each side, the same quantity of 

 bustard, and a bronze head. Hook No. 9, or 

 for high water, No. 7. 



This fly will be found an excellent killer in 

 the Tay, or any other river in Scotland. 



These, with the twelve painted and engraved 

 flies, no man can desire better. Nos. 3, 4, 5, 

 and 11, will be found excellent in low water, 

 and Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, in high water. 



The Sea-Tkout Flies are orange bodies, 

 mixed wings, jay at shoulder, silver tinsel, and 



