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throat for a couple of turns of crimson-rnajenta Seal's fur, which was well 

 picked out. Throat : Goat's beard dyed dark blue, and spotted Gallina 

 over it dyed likewise, only of a lighter shade. Wings : underwing, two 

 strips of dark brown mottled Turkey with black bars and white tips, 

 partly veiled on each side with strips of Summer Duck, above which came 

 two small tippets (back to back) dyed crimson-majenta, extending only to 

 the middle of the body, enveloping two full sized natural Jungle, projecting 

 over the tail of the fly, and two toppings above all. Sides : Cock-of-the- 

 rock to the lower bar of the tippet, and two bright blue feathers (one on 

 each side) from the back of the Pitta (bertae) from Borneo, covering half 

 of the Cock-of-the-rock. Cheeks : Scarlet Tanager. Horns, blue Macaw, 

 red Macaw, and Amherst Pheasant. Head, a small fiery brown hackle, 

 coiled. 



During the day's fishing, so far as could be seen with the opera-glass, 

 I rose nine fish with one or another of these extravagant flies, with the 

 result that six took hold of the changed flies afterwards and were all 

 brought to bank. 



The changed fly, which took the fish, was in each case a decidedly 

 sombre " modification " of the former fly, i.e., the exaggeration by which 

 I had roused the Salmon's attention. 



When visiting a different part of the world, I was watching a 

 gentleman casting over a heavy fish which had already risen to his fly. 

 It came twice in my presence. The fly which rose it three times was an 

 extraordinary specimen of an " exaggeration," having four Jungles in the 

 wing (two dyed red) and other showy feathers such as Ibis, Chatterer and 

 red Macaw all plentifully distributed. 



On the Fisherman leaving the pool and speaking to me I discovered 

 that we were old friends, and that I had myself made the very fly he had 

 been using. Forgetting how further to proceed, he consulted my opinion. 

 He had already fallen into error. Here, however, was a fish that had 

 risen three times, what was to be done ? 



(I should state that I never before saw, nor have I ever seen since, a 

 Salmon rise three times to an " exaggeration." He must have wanted 

 it badly!) 



With materials provided by my friend I made up on the spot the 



