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that they will lie one on each side of the stem of 

 the topping, and wind two turns of the tying silk 

 over those turns which tied in the topping. 

 Cut off the shafts close, take one more turn of 

 silk, and varnish. 



When a whole feather (such as Indian crow) is 

 to be tied on flat, the dent in the shaft is made in 

 the same manner ; but the feather is held in a 

 horizontal instead of a vertical position. It should 

 be tied on over the stem of the topping. 



In tying on a tail composed of strips and 

 strands, the method of holding the feathers is 

 different. We will suppose that you want to tie 

 on a tail composed of strips of summer duck and 

 of yellow macaw. Cut off a ' right' and * left' strip 



Fig- 23. 



(three or four strands only) of each. Unite the 

 1 right ' summer duck and ' right ' macaw ; do the 

 same with the two lefts ; place them back to back. 

 Hold them on the top of the hook in the position 



