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/. The red ant-fly. 



Wings. The feather from a starling's wing. 



Body. Amber-coloured mohair; thin near the wings, 



but thick at the end. 

 Legs. Very nice red cock's hackle, only twice round, 



close to the wings. 



Hook. No. S, or 10. Use amber- coloured silk. 

 8. The Hack ant-fy. 



Wings. A fine sky-blue feather from the gull's, pi- 

 geon's, or other bird's wing, very small 

 fibred, and with a rich gloss. 

 Body. A fibre of black ostrich feather, thickest at the 



bottom. 



Legs. A very small black cock's hackle, taken from 

 near the head ;. only put on two turns, very- 

 close to the wings. 

 Hook, No. 8, or 10, Black silk. 

 <$. The llue-lottle. 



Wings. Any small dark brown feather, stripped off 



the stem. 



Body. A fibre from the long tail-feather of the pea- 

 cock, and head of the same. 

 Legs, A black cock's hackle, very fine. 

 Hook. No.. 7, or 8. ^Black silk. 

 1O. The pale llue-Jly. 



Wings. The light blue feather of a gull, or of a sea- 

 swallow. 



Body. Rabbits' wool, slightly dyed in a weak solu^ 

 tion of indigo, mixed with the same slightly 

 dyed inturmeric'-water. 

 Legs. A small white hackle, dyed of a very clear 



pale. blue. 

 Hook. No, 7, or 8. .Straw -coloured silk. 



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