100 MATEEIALS FOR FLY- MAKING. 



and rabbit's fur ; flax from a leveret's head and 

 neck; the fur of the martin -cat, which is of un- 

 equalled yellow ; red and yellow hair of various 

 shades taken from sheep-skin door mats, of which 

 the finest in texture should be selected. A 

 supply of all these will constitute a sufficient 

 variety. 



HERLS. 



This is the name given to the filaments which 

 spring from each side of the stem of the peacock's 

 tail feathers, and also to the plumlets of those of 

 the ostrich. The peacock's herls should be of a 

 copper-colour, fine in the stem and thick and 

 short in the downy fibre. Of ostrich feathers the 

 most necessary colour is black. 



TWIST. 



This material, whether of gold or silver, should 

 be very fine, round, and well covered with metal, 

 so as to appear like solid wire. 



HACKLES. 



These are the feathers which grow upon the 

 neck of fowls, and should be taken from the 



