HACKLES, CkC. 105 



which is of a f.ne yellow. These are all to be 

 had at the i'linicrs. 



IIJCKLES. 



These are the feathers that hans; from the head 

 of a cockf down his neck, and likwise near his 

 tail, they are particularly used in making the 

 palmer-fly^ get the following colours of them, 

 viz. rcdf dun, i/ellozcish, white, oian»e, and blacky 

 let not the fibres of them be above half an inch 

 long. Whenever you meet with a cock, whose 

 hackle is of a strong brown red, buy him, and 

 make the most of the hackles. Note, the fea- 

 thers of a bantam or cock-chickj are good for 

 nothing. 



FEATHERS. 



To make the wings of artificial flies, &o. it is 

 necessary to be provided with all kinds of fea- 

 thers; procure therefore those from the back, 

 and other parts of the wild mallard or drake; of 

 a partridge, particularly the red ones in the tail; 

 those of a cock-pheasant'' s breast and tail ; also the 

 wings of a stare or starling, jay, land-rai/f black 

 bird, throsle, fieldfare, ziater-coot, and a brown 

 hen ; likewise the top, or cop, of a pevit, plover ^ 

 or lap-wing, peacock's lieri, green, copper-colour- 

 ed, and white, also black ostrich's hcrl, and fea- 

 thers from the neck and winas of a heron. (3b- 

 serve, that in numy instances licreafter tliat you 

 will meet with, vvhere the mallard's feather is 

 set down for the wings of an artificial fly, 

 that the starling will be preferable, because it is 

 of a finer grain, and w ill not imbibe the water so 

 much. 



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