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Jungle Cock whether used as tails, cheeks, 

 or sides. It will be found that they will be 

 much easier to tie in, and will " set " more 

 satisfactorily when cut in this fashion than 

 when stripped. 



(3) A strand from a black Ostrich plume, 

 commonly known as herl. This must be 

 stripped clean for a 



short distance from the 

 base, and will figure as 

 the butt (Fig. 60). 



(4) (a) Broad silver 

 tinsel (about 2 inches), 

 prepared in the same 

 way as in the previous 

 lesson (q.v.),for the ribs; 

 and (b) fine silver twist 

 as an additional rib to go 

 behind (a), the object of 



this twist being to protect the body hackle. 



(5) Black floss silk (about 6 inches) for the 

 body. 



(6) A black cock's hackle doubled, as already 

 described in the first lesson. 



(7) A dark blue dyed cock's hackle for the 

 throat, similarly prepared. 



FIG. 60. 



