[109] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 933 



Artificial flies for salmon, trout, and bass— Continued. 



q. Bed ant, with water-color sketch of original. Body : Pea- 

 cock's herl tied with red-brown silk. Wings : From the 

 quill-feather of the blue-jay. Legs : A small red cock's 

 hackle. 



r. Silver horns, with water-color sketch of original. 



s. Golden-dun midge, with water-color sketch of original. 



t Sand-fly, with water-color sketch of original. Body : Of the 

 sandy-colored fur from the rabbit's neck or from the fox- 

 squirrel spun on silk of the same color. Wings: From 

 the whimbrel wing made full. Legs: From a light gin- 

 ger feather from the neck of a hen. For Pennsylvania, 

 hooks Nos. 6 to 8; for New York, hooks Nos. 5 and 6; 

 for New England, hooks Nos. 4 and 5. 



u. Stone-fly, with water-color sketch of original. Body: Fur of 

 the gray squirrel, when it is shortest is best, mixed with 

 a little yellow mohair, leaving yellow about the tail. Tail : 

 A strand or two of brown mottled feathers, say of mal- 

 lard. Wings: From the soft inside feather of the pea- 

 hen's wing. Legs: Blue- dun cock's hackle. For Penn- 

 sylvania, hooks Nos. 6 to 8; for New York, hooks Nos. 5 

 and 6; for New England, hooks Nos. 4 and 5. 



v. Gravel bed, with water-color sketch of original. Body : Dark 

 dun or lead-colored silk floss dressed very fine. Wings: 

 From a covert feather of the woodcock's wing. Legs: 

 A black cock's hackle, rather long, wound twice only 

 round the body. For Pennsylvania, hooks Nos. 8 to 10; 

 for New York, hooks Nos. 6 to 8; for New England, 

 hooks Nos. 5 and 6. 



w. Grannum, with water-color sketch of original. Body: Fur of 

 a rabbit's face with a little fine green mohair worked in 

 at the tail. Wings: From the inside wing-feather of a 

 grouse. Legs: A pale ginger hen's backle. For Penn- 

 sylvania, hooks Nos. 8 to 10 ; for New York, books Nos. 

 6 to 8; for New England, hooks Nos. 5 and (3. 



x. Yellow dun, with water-color sketch of original. Body: Yel- 

 low mohair mixed with a little pale blue from a mouse 

 or yellow floss silk with the least blue rabbit fur spun 

 upon it. Wings: Upright, from the inside wing-feather 

 of a mallard or summer duck. For Pennsylvania, hook 

 No. 10; for New York, hook No. 8; for New England, 

 hooks Nos. 5 and 6. 



y. Iron-blue dun, with water-color sketch of original. 



z. Hawthorn, with water-color sketch of original. Body : Black 

 ostrich's herl. Wings : From the quill-feather of the Eng- 

 lish snipe. Legs: A black cock's hackle. For Penn- 



