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2. "Wings, a pair of crest-feathers from the golden phea- 

 sant ; body, black mohair, black hackle, silver tinsel ; tail- 

 tuft, yellow. 



10. NITH FLY. Wings, red turkey, with yellow or white 

 tip, under wings of grey turkey, teal, or pea-hen ; body, light 

 brown wool, peacock's herl with dark root and edge, tarn- 

 ished gold twist ; shoulder, dark brown or black wool ; tuft, 

 yellow. 



11. TAY FLY. Wings, mottled turkey's feather, either 

 brown or white ; body, dark mohair, heron hackle, silver 

 tinsel ; shoulders, a twitch of yellow or orange mohair ; tail- 

 tuft, yellow. 



12. DEE FLY. The same as above. Wingless hooks, 

 like palmers, on a large scale, are sometimes used on the 

 Dee and Don by salmon-fishers. 



13. FAIL-ME-NEVER. Wings, mottled feather from tail 

 of argus pheasant ; body, black mohair, black hackle, silver 

 twist; shoulders, a twitch of orange mohair; tail-tuft, 

 yellow. 



14. FORTH AND TEITH FLY. Wings, yellow feather 

 tipped with white; body, black mohair, black hackle and 

 silver twist ; tail-tuft, yellow. 



15. NESS AND BEAULEY. Wings, turkey, peacock, gledd 

 or mallard-feather; body, dark, fancy, with silver tinsel. 

 Wings made of peacock's herls, considered taking in Beauley 

 in snow-water. 



It is well known that under a clear sky, and on low clear 

 waters, a glittering fly is most killing ; while on dull windy 

 days, one of sober hue developes its powers more attrac- 

 tively, especially in brown waters. When a large fly fails, 

 try a small one, if you change, and vice versa. 



16. TOPPY. Wings, a feather from the turkey's back, 

 tipped with white; body, a black cock's hackle; legs, the 

 same ; head, crimson or yellow worsted ; tip or tail, a 

 golden pheasant's crest-feather, (Plate i. xx.) 



17. LADY MERTOWN. Wings, from a mottled feather of 

 a teal ; head, yellow worsted or mohair ; body, water-rat's 

 fur, and near the tail crimson worsted; legs, a black or 

 dusky cock's hackle; tip, the yellow feather of a golden 



