FLIES AND KNOTS. 265 



from the work on Salmon Fishing in the Provinces, 

 edited by Colonel Alexander, supposed to be by Dr. 

 Adamson, with two of my own added ; the latter having 

 been furnished by a friend of extended experience, are 

 warranted excellent : - 



No. 1. Louise. — An extremely beautiful fly, having 

 wings composed of the golden pheasant's top-knot, breast 

 feather and tail, with sprigs from the green parrot, blue 

 macaw and kingfisher ;■ the body is of fiery brown mo- 

 hair, with gold twist ; the head of orange mohair ; the 

 tail, a single feather from the golden pheasant's top-knot ; 

 reddish-brown hackle and jay legs. 



No. 2. Edwin. — A much simpler fly and often equally 

 efficacious among the fins, the wings being composed of 

 the golden pheasant's tail feather with a dash of yellow 

 macaw; the body, yellow mohair; ribs, of black silk; 

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

 hackle, yellow ; and scarlet silk tip. 



No. 3. Forsyth. — Wings of the yellow macaw, with a 

 slight dash of mallard wings at each side ; yellow mohair 

 body, with black ribs ; head, black ; tail, golden phea- 

 sant's top-knot ; hackle, yellow, with light blue silk tip. 



No. 4. Stephens. — Wings of golden pheasant's breast , 

 feather, with slight mixture of mallard ; body of reddish 

 brick-colored silk, gold twist ; head, black ostrich ; tail, 

 golden pheasant's top-knot; hackle, red, to match the 

 body ; tip, blue silk. 



No. 5. Ross. — Wings of mallard and peacock's herl; 

 body, cinnamon-colored silk, gold twist ; no head ; tail, 

 green parrot ; red and black hackles and black tip. 



No* 6. The P arson. — This is a beautiful and efficient 

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