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easily, and are therefore more troublesome to 

 use. This is especially evident in the case of 

 Mallard strips. Generally speaking, the nearer 

 to their bases i.e., to the piece of quill left 

 adhering strips can be tied in on to the hook, 

 the better will it be in every way. 



Now, there are four separate styles of strip- 

 winging, and two different methods of manipu- 

 lation are involved. 



Strip-wings may be tied in so as to lie 

 entirely on the top of the shank i.e., with 

 a vertical inclination or they may be tied so 

 as to encircle the shank partly i.e., with a 

 sloping or horizontal inclination. In each case 

 " right " and " left " strips may form either the 

 right and left wings or the left and right wings 

 respectively. Or to put it concisely 



(i.) Wings tied vertically (a) each wing of 

 a strip from the corresponding side of 

 the feather ; (b) each wing of a strip 

 from the opposite side of the feather, 

 (ii.) Wings tied horizontally (a) each 

 w r ing of a strip from the correspond- 

 ing side of the feather ; (b) each 

 wing of a strip from the opposite 

 side of the feather. 



