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THE MATEEIALS NECESSAKY FOE 

 ARTIFICIAL FLY MAKING. 



The necessary articles used for fly making 

 in general are as follows : Those feathers that 

 are of a most gaudy hue are best for the wings 

 of salmon flies, which are golden pheasant 

 feathers, cock of the rock, the crest of the 

 Hymalaya pheasant, the blue and yellow ma- 

 caw, the scarlet macaw, red macaw, green par- 

 rot's feathers, particularly the Amazon parrot 

 tail, the scarlet Ibis, blue king fishers, and 

 chattern, the splendid Trogan, the Argus phea- 

 sant, the bustard, red parrot, and the Bird of 

 Paradise ; the wood-duck feathers (try the cock 

 of the north feathers, black hackle, white body, 

 and gold) ; the jungle cock ; the spotted tin-key, 

 brown, light, and dark feathers ; brown mallard, 

 or wild drake ; teal feathers ; heron feather, 

 black and blue ; glede or kite tail feathers ; 

 grey mallard, widgeon, and shovel duck; va- 

 rious dyed and natural cock hackles ; grouse 



