THE INNER WINGS 155 



Before tying in the wings, it is a good plan 

 to press down on either side of the hook the 

 upstanding fibres of the hackles, so as to leave 

 a clear space along the upper surface of the 

 hook-shank. This will facilitate the comfort- 

 able set of the wings, particularly in the case 

 of whole-feather wings. 



Form the foundation for the wings as de- 

 scribed in the previous lesson, and, with the 

 silk reversed, tie in the larger pair of Jungle 

 Cock feathers, which must first have been 

 accurately placed together back to back, care- 

 fully measured and nicked in the stems at the 

 point to be tied in. As in the case of all 

 whole -feather wings, these should be fixed 

 both at the same time with the same turns 

 of silk, and they should lie on edge and 

 absolutely on the top of the hook (Fig. 73). 

 The position of the hands during the process 

 will be the same as described and figured in 

 the tying in of the tail and of the upright 

 wings of the pattern in the previous lesson 

 (see Fig. 45). With a little practice, two 

 turns of silk, if well waxed, should be 

 sufficient. 



Now lay on the larger pair of tippets, also 



