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thers on the Back, and other Parts of the wild 

 Mallard or Drake -, Feathers of a Partridge, 

 of a brown Hen, of a Hhrofile-wing^ thofe got 

 from the Quills in the Wings of iS/^^^^^rfj, 

 Ssares or Starlings, Feldfares and Throftles \ 

 t\\t Peacock^ s Herle ; Feathers of 2i Heron's 

 Neck ; the Top or Cop of a Plover or Lap- 

 wing, which will make the black Gnat •, the 

 black Feather of an Oftrich, and thofe of va- 

 rious dyed^Colours, which Children and others 

 wear in Caps ; Feathers from Quills in a 

 Blackbird's Wing and Tail *, the black Down 

 of a Heater-coot, and, in a Word, Feathers 

 of any other Colours and, Birds. 14. Silk of 

 all Colours, fmall, but very ftrong. 15. "Twift 

 and Wire, both of Gold and Silver. 16. 

 A Pair of Sci£'ars, 17. IVa^c of divers Co- 

 lours. 



The Diredlions already given for the Pal- 

 mer-fly will teach the Ufe of thefe Materials on 

 every Ocaafion : The Learner will obferve on- 

 ly in general, that in making any Fly, he is 

 Firft, Toholdfaft his Hook and Line: 6"^- 

 condly. To make two or three Whips about 

 the bare Hook : 'Thirdly, To join the Hook 

 and Line : Fourthly, To put on the Wings : 

 Fifthly^ To twirl and lap on the Dubbing : 

 Sixthly, To work it up towards the Head : 

 Seventhly, To part the Wings : Eighthly^ To 

 nip off the fuperfluous Dubbing from the 

 Silk: Ninthly, To fallen : ^enthly. To trim 

 and adjuft the Fly. I fhall now add a few o- 

 chcr general Inftrudions. 



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