472 AMERICAN FISHES. 



No. 2. Tail — Two fibres of brown mallard, two of red parrot, fine 

 small turn of pale orange floss silk, next these. Body — Black floss silk ; 

 the finest gold twist, wound on very close, i. e., eleven turns on No. 2 

 hook. Legs— Of red cock's hackle ; body bare. Wings— Very thick, 

 composed of small neck feather golden pheasant, and two fibres of 

 the blue-green peacock above this brown mallard. Head — Black 

 ostrich. 



Quite as good. Black body and red cock's legs ; gold tinsel. 



No. 3. Shanks— Black. Tag— Yellow floss silk. Tail — Two strands 

 of pale-blue parrot ; the yellow floss tag is wound twice around beyond 

 the tail quite close. Hackle — Gray cock. Body — The yellow floss 

 run alongside of a black floss silk band. Legs — Partridge full. Wings 

 — Teal drake. Head — Black ostrich. 



As good as the others. Shanks black ; partridge legs ; gray hackle. 



No. 4. The Foggy Fly. — Body — One-fourth green chenille, one- 

 fourth pale yellow ditto, one-half purple ditto. A Marled Hackle — 

 Boot end first is wound over the body, the ends left projecting beyond 

 the hook at least half an inch. Wings — Partridge tail. Head — 

 Orange chenille. 



A very ugly but killing fly. 



No. 5. Gold tag. Tail — Teal drake. Red hackle — Gold tinsel 

 Body — Black floss silk. Wings — Mixed teal and mallard. Horns — 

 Blue and gold macaw. Head — Black ostrich. 



Not bad. Black and red hackle. 



No. 6. Tag — Yellow floss silk. Tail — Mixed. Hackle Bed — Silver 

 twist, crimson floss silk body. Mixed wings, with golden pheasant* 

 neck. Macaw horns. Head — Ostrich. 



Very good crimson and red hackle. 



No. 1. Tag— Gold. Tail — Three golden orange parrot strands, tin- 

 sel gold. Hackle — Blue. Body — Blue. Wings— small golden pheas- 

 ant neck, two blue English kingfisher's feathers (blue-bird might .do), 

 a fibre or two of bustard, ditto teal drake. Macaw horns. Head— 

 Black ostrich. 



A lovely fly, blue body, ditto hackle, ditto wings. 



