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The wings of another fly are formed of the extreme 

 end of a Guinea fowl's feather_, not stripped, but 

 having the fibres remaining on both sides of the 

 middle stem. A blood red hackle is fastened on with 

 the wings, and so arranged as to extend beyond them : 

 the dyed feathers used by military men will suit, if 

 another showy bird, the scarlet macaw, is not acces- 

 sible. The green feather which forms the eye of the 

 peacock's tail should be fastened at the head, and left 

 hanging downwards, so as to cover the body for the 

 space of half an inch ; and a few filaments of the same 

 part of the same feather may be fastened at the tail. 

 Another fly has the wings formed from the darkish 

 brown speckled portion of a bittern's wing, stripped off* 

 from the stem: the head ought to be of the same 

 colours as the body, which is formed of the reddish 

 brown part of a hare's fur, and deep copper- coloured 

 mohair; a bittern's hackle is put over the body for legs; 

 and a forked tail is added, made of a pair of single 

 filaments of the same feather as the wings. 



