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fly. The wings are mixed, and very similar to 1hose of 

 No. 1, but have a slight mixture of wood duck in them ; 

 the body is of very dark claret silk, with gold twist; 

 head, black ostrich ; tail, golden pheasant's top-knot ; 

 hackle dark claret ; legs, blue, with a tip of yellow and 

 gold 



No. 7. STEACHAN. Mixed wings, chiefly of golden 

 pheasant's tail, yellow macaw and jay's wing ; body of 

 crimson silk with gold twist ; head, black ostrich ; tail, 

 golden pheasant ; black hackle, with jay's wing legs ; tip, 

 yellow and gold. 



No. 8. LANGEVIN. Wings, body, tail, hackle, legs, tip 

 all yellow, made of the dyed feathers of the white goose ; 

 the head of black ostrich, and the twist of black silk. 



No. 9. "WiiiTCHKE. Mixed wings, of mallard and 

 hooded merganser, the latter being like the teal wing, 

 only more of a yellowish green, or the tail of the golden 

 pheasant may be used ; head, black ostrich herl ; black 

 hackle and black mohair body, with a thin rib of silver ; 

 tip, yellow silk ; and tail from the top-knot of the golden 

 pheasant. 



No. 10. GKEY FLY. Mixed wings, of mallard, tur- 

 key, golden pheasant's neck and top-knot, and sprigs of 

 blue macaw ; head of black ostrich heel ; legs, carmine ; 

 grey hackle ; body of a grey mohair, with silver ribs, and 

 tip of silver and deep orange silk ; tail, mixed grey mal- 

 lard and tail of the golden pheasant. 



It will be observed that the foregoing are not imita- 

 tions of any natural insect, but merely fanciful combina- 

 tions of beautiful colors. The more harmonious the tints 

 the finer the effect. Some of them are gay flies, gaudiei 



