THE SALMON FLY. 205 



BUTT. Black herl. 



BODY. In two equal sections of dark blue and crimson silk respectively. 



The blue silk is butted with a small dark blue hackle. 

 THROAT. A coch-a-bonddu tinged in Bismarck brown. 

 EIBS. Silver tinsel (oval). 

 WINGS. Strands of scarlet Ibis, red Macaw and powdered blue Macaw, 



veiled and capped with brown Mallard, and a topping. 

 SIDES. Small Jungle. 

 HORNS. Blue Macaw. 



EIVERS : Ogne and Birkrem. 



THE SILVER ARDEA. G.S. 



(KELSON.) 



TAG. Silver twist and yellow silk. 

 TAIL. Golden Bird of Paradise (3). 

 BODY. Silver tinsel. 

 EIBS. Silver tinsel (oval). 

 HACKLE. Bright red-claret (a white coch-a-bonddu dyed in " *Cardinal," 



2288, Woolley & Co., Manchester). 

 THROAT. White Heron, dyed light blue. 

 WINGS. (Mixed) Peacock wing, Bustard, Golden Pheasant tail, Amherst 



Pheasant tail, black and white mottled Turkey, Eed Macaw, Swan 



dyed yellow and blue and a topping. 

 SIDES. Jungle. 

 HEAD. Black herl. 



This is the only standard fly having extra long hackles over a silver 



body. 



The " Black Ardea " is simply a variation, the only difference being that 

 the body is made of black silk instead of silver tinsel. 



* If there is any difficulty in using the dye with water, add a little 

 methylated spirits of wine. 



