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when so placed they represent hackles. We will 

 suppose that you want to tie a body with three 

 joints ; Indian crow to be at the top and bottom 

 of each joint. Tie in the jay and tail, form the 

 first joint, and wind on the ribbing as shown. 

 Now take a 'right' and 'left' feather from the 



Fig. 50. 



breast of the Indian crow, both exactly the same 

 size ; place them back to back, and holding them 

 so between the forefinger and thumb of the left 

 hand, make a dent with the right thumb nail, at 

 right angles to their stems, close up to the fibres ; 

 tie these in with two turns of the silk, on top of 

 the hook, as shown. They should be perfectly 

 upright, on top of the hook, and pointing straight 

 along the shank. They should also close, one 

 against the other. Now take the fly out of the 



