GUT LOOPS, ETC., TAGS, AND TAILS. 45 



the * rights ' and * lefts ' on their own side of the 

 hook. 



One more variety in tails is composed of single 

 strands of different feathers, 'rights' and 'lefts' 

 being mixed together anyhow. To tie them on, 

 place them flat on the top of the hook, spread 



Fig. 25. 



them slightly, and press them there with the 

 thumb or forefinger while you wind the usual two 

 turns of tying silk : the stumps are cut off as 

 before, and varnished. 



Be very careful when tying on tails of any kind 

 to cut off the stumps as close as possible, so that 

 when the butt is tied on there will be no lump or 

 ridge to the right of it. 



When the beginner has had a little practice, 

 and can handle the tying silk easily, instead of 

 fastening off the floss of the tag with one or two 

 turns of tying silk, and then tying on the tail with 

 two or three more turns over them, he can tie on 

 the tail, and fasten off the floss together. This 



