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fly. The wings are mixed, and very similar to those 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. LANGEvnsr. — ^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. "Whitchee. — 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. Geet Ely. — 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, gaudier 



