THE TALMERS, 



117 



APRIL. 



1. The Dark Br oxen, 



2. The Violet Fli/. 



3. The Little lVhirVn<y 



Dun. 



1. Dubbed on a small book, No. 8 or 9, with 

 brown seal's fur, or witli brown spaniel's fur, that 

 looks ruddy, by being exposed to the weather, 

 mixed with a iiitle violet camlet; warp with yel- 

 low silk, and the wings off a grey feather of a 

 mallard. Kills best from eight to eleven. 



£. Dubbed with dark violet stuff, and a little 

 dun bear's hair mixed with it; the wings off the 

 grey feather of a mallard. 



Kills very xcell from the sixth to the tenth of this 

 month. 



3. Dubbed with fox-cub down, ash-coloured 

 at the roots, next the skin ; ribbed about with 

 yellow bilk, the wings of a pale grey feather of a 

 mallard. Or, dubbed with the same down, and 

 a little ruddy brown mixed, warped with grey, 

 or ruddy silk, a red hackle, under tiie \Mngt<, 

 which must be made from the feather of a land- 

 rail, or ruddy brown chicken, wliicli is better. 



Thisjfj/ conies on the water the tzceiftk of this 

 month, and is taken in the middle of the day, and 

 all the month throuo;h,and in blnsicrin-^i iK'enther to 

 the end of June. 



4. Dubbed with camel's hair, and marten's 

 yellow fur, mixed together; or with a small 

 quantity of pale yellow cruel, mixed wiili iox- 

 cub down from the tail, warpoed with yeiiow 



