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HOW TO TIE FLIES. 



The wings of a May Fly are usually made of two 

 spoon-shaped feathers, taken from the back, breast, 

 or sides of a drake or of a guinea-fowl. They are 

 generally tied in, back to back, by their quills, 

 and cut into shape, when necessary, after being 

 tied in. This is the manipulation : 



Stroke back some of the lower fibres of the two 

 feathers selected (Fig. 80). 



Tie them in with a few turns towards the right. 



FIG. 79. 



Set the stumps out at, right angles to the shank, 

 and take a few more turns of the tying silk in 

 front of them to form the head. Wind back 

 again to roots of wings, tying back the stumps 



Fio. 



