SIMPLE STRIP- WINGS 15 



it and on it a classification of patterns can 

 be and has largely been based. The 

 different varieties are : 



(i.) Ordinary or Simple Strip- Wings. 

 These may be set on (a) with an upright 

 inclination, or (b) more or less on a slant. 

 The kind of feather used as well as the 

 manner in which it is put on will influence 

 the set of this variety of wing. For in- 

 stance, the uprightness of a wing will 

 vary according to whether the feathers 

 composing it are stiff fibred (e.g., Turkey 

 tail, Bustard) or soft fibred (e.g., Mallard, 

 Teal), and it will also depend upon whether 

 " right " and " left " strips are employed 

 for the wings of the corresponding or the 

 opposite sides. Similarly the slanting 

 character or droop of a wing is enhanced 

 by using " right " and " left " strips of 

 a soft-fibred feather, such as Mallard, 

 to form the right and left wings respec- 

 tively, as, for example, in the Spey flies, 

 in which drooping wings are to be seen 

 in their most pronounced form.* 



* Throughout this book the terms "right" and "left," 

 as applied to strips and fibres, will frequently recur, and 



