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from wax while fly-tying. It is impossible to tie 

 a good fly with waxy fingers, and you cannot get 

 wax off a floss silk body. 



Gut. If you are going to tie your flies on 

 hooks with gut loops, have a good selection of 

 the best salmon gut, light, medium, and thick. 

 It should be kept from light and air as much 

 as possible. A bag made of wash leather is 

 perhaps the best thing to keep it in. 



DEFINITIONS. 



As the beginner will probably be puzzled to 

 know the meaning of terms used and the differ- 

 ent feathers spoken of in the descriptions of dress- 

 ing of flies, an illustration is given showing the 

 names of the different parts. The following will 

 also be useful : A * Topping or Crest ' means the 

 feather from the head of the golden pheasant ; 

 ' tippet feather ' means the feather from the 

 throat of the same bird, and when written so, 

 means that a whole feather is used. ' Strands 

 of tippet ' means a few fibres only of the same ; 

 ' Toucan ' means a whole feather from the breast 

 of that bird. ' Canary Toucan/ a whole canary- 

 coloured feather from the same bird. ' Indian 

 Crow ' means a whole red feather from the breast 

 of that bird. ' Chatterer' means a whole feather 

 from the back or breast ; ' Jungle Cock,' a whole 

 feather from the neck ; * Mallard ' means the 

 dark brown mottled flank feather; 'Grey Mallard,' 



