Mixtures of Colours in Fly-dressing. 127 



largest hackles will have to be collected for salmon flies, 

 and they should possess the above properties in the highest 

 degree. 



" It will be useful for the fly-dresser to know that the 

 following mixtures with regard to furs, worsteds, &c. 

 make some of the most useful compound colours, viz. 

 black and white make a russet ; blue and white, a lead 

 colour ; white, black, and blue, an ash colour ; red and 

 white, a carnation or flame colour; blue, brown, and white, 

 a deep purple ; red and blue, a purple ; red and white, a 

 light crimson, and by adding blue, a dark crimson ; blue 

 and green, a violet ; pink, blue, and white, a light green ; 

 white, yellow, and blue, a dun blue; black and red, a brown ; 

 brown, white, and deep red, a flesh colour ; purple and 

 white, a murry ; brown and black, a bay colour." 



FEATHERS FOE SALMON FLIES. 



Turkey, all varieties, including 



white and double-white tops 



from rump. 



Duns and dun-white tops. 

 Mottles, streaks, and pure white. 

 Silver Pheasant, male and female, 



tail arid wing feathers, pencilled 



and mottled. 

 Golden Pheasant, crest, tippet, 



and tail. 



Argus of Sumatra. 

 Jungle-cock, Oobarra, &c. 

 Jay, blue feathers on the wing. 

 Blue Cowrie of Australia. 

 Blue and buff Macaw, tail, &c. 

 Green Macaw, tail, &c. 

 Parrots, for tail tufts, red, yellow, 



&c. Parroquets, Kingfishers. 

 Common Pheasant, tail, &c. 



; White top from Mallard wing. 

 j Swan. 



Snipe, pencilled feather under 

 wing. 



Salmon -tailed Gledd. 

 ! Capercailzie. 



Mallard andTeal,feathers mottled. 



Domestic Drake. 



Raven. 



Guinea-fowl. 



Wood-duck of Canada. 



Bustard. 



Heron, male bird, pendant breast- 

 feathers, &c. 



Ostrich. 



Java Dove. 



Cormorant. 



Bittern. 



Peacock. 



