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gers, Otters, Ferrets, Cows, Calves Skins, &fr. 

 are more natural, lively, and keep Colour 

 better in the Water, than Flies made of Crew- 

 els and Worfled StufFs, unlefs you mingle 

 Plair therewith. 



8. The Feather got from the Quill of a 

 Shepftare^ Stare^ or Starling's Wings, is the 

 befl Feather generally to ufe for Dub-fly Wings. 

 Next are the Feathers got from the Quills of 

 Tbroftles^ Field-fares^ Black-hirdsy and thole 

 from the Back of the wild Mallard or Brake, 

 Thefe latter are ufed by fome for moft Sort of 

 Flies, U you defire a black Wing, ufe the 

 Feather of a Black-bird ; if a red Wing, Fea- 

 thers out of a Partridge's Tail •, if a brown 

 Wing, Feathers of the 'rioroftle •, if a greeni/h 

 Wing, Feathers from a Lapwing, or Plover : 

 But many ufe only the Feathers of Shepjlure 

 Quills, for almoft all Sort of Flies^ and fay 

 they afford great Variety of Shades. 



9. The Palmer-fiy^ Gold-hackle^ Silver- 

 hackle^ Great-dun, Dark-brown, Early-bright^ 

 brown. Latter-bright-brown, Little-whirfTing^ 

 dun^ Thorn-tree fly, Great-whirling-dun, Tellow- 

 dun. Dun-cut, Green-drake, Stone-fly, black 

 ^^y-fiy^ yellow May-^y, Ant-fly, and Ca7nlet- 

 fly, are Flies flifficient* to be furnifhed with : 

 But that nothing may be wanting on this 

 Head which can be delivered in Writing, I 

 fl:iall add another and more copious Catalogue 

 of Dub-fltes to that of Mr. TValton's before in- 

 ferted, which the experienced Angler may 



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