MATERIALS FORMARCH BROWN 117 



dress every fly, up to the winging stage at all 

 events, in one continuous process, without a 

 stop or interval ; and therefore it is necessary 

 to have each component part ready to tie in 

 at once, without even ha\ ing to put the hook 

 down. 



The materials required here will be 



(1) Fine flat silver tinsel for the tag. 



(2) Broader flat tinsel for the ribbing. 



(3) Unbarred Summer Duck feathers, 



strands of which are used for the 

 tail. 



(4) The pelt from a Hare's face to form 



the body. 



(5) The long-fibred brown freckled feathers 



from the rump of the common Part- 

 ridge for the throat. 



(6) The centre feather, or two feathers, 



each from the opposite sides of a 

 hen Pheasant's tail, strips of which 

 are tied in as wings. 



You will require about 2 inches of both 

 (1) and (2). Polish both by gripping one 

 extremity in the stout dissecting forceps, 

 and then drawing firmly through a piece of 



