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Tho most approved are made of the choice feathers of the 
peacock, pheasant, parrot, partridge, woodcock, ostrich, ma- 
caw, turkey, guinea-hen, &c., with bright colored bodies, and 
gold twist. They can be procured ready made, and of all 
descriptions, at the general tackle.stores. The following list, 
used in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and to some extent in 
the United States, may be found useful to the Angler. 
No. 1. Body of the fly half dark blue and half orange 
mohair, ribbed with silver twist and red tip ; legs of black 
hackle, wings of the grey mottled feather of the wing of the 
mallard. 
No. 2. The body half blue and half light green, or greenish 
yellow, with a gold rib and red twist, black hackle legs, and 
wings from the heron's wing. 
No. 3. Body, light green mohair, ribbed with gold twist; 
tips, orange mohair and turkey’s wing ; legs black hackle ; 
wings of the black and white tail feathers of the turkey. 
No. 4 . Body of orange colored silk or worsted, with gold 
twist ; dun hackle legs ; wings dark brown motdod feather 
| of the bittern. 
No. 5. Wings of the speckled feather of the mallard’s 
wing; body of blue mohair, with silver twist, with a dark 
I blue hackle for legs. 
No. 6. Body, claret and orange colored mohair, with 
green lip and gold twist ; wings of the turkey feather, with 
white tips ; legs black and red hackle. 
No. 7. Body of yellow silk or mohair, with gold twist; 
wings of the brown mottled feather of the turkey ; dark red 
hackle for legs. 
No. 8. Wings of tho woodcock or partridge, body purple 
mohair, legs coch-a-bonddu hackle. 
No 9 Wings light speckled feather of the wing of the 
mallard; body yellow silk with fine gold twist; tail three 
strands of red hackle, and legs ot the same. 
