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some dubbing of orange and red floss silk mixed. 

 Then spin the floss silk on to the remnant (c, d) of 

 silk thread, and wind it on the shank, or wind it 

 on the shank without spinning. 



4. Warp the remnant (c, d) round the shank, 

 &c. back to B, and make it fast there with the 

 thread A B ; then coil or rib the gold twist (e, f) 

 over the coils made by c, d in the manner shewn in 

 fig. 4, and make it fast also with the thread A B. 

 This completes the body. 



5. Bring the upper end of a red hackle stained 

 amber colour into the position shewn in fig. 5, 

 tie it there by means of the well waxed thread, 

 A B, and cut off the projecting piece (G) of the 

 hackle. 



6. Wind the other part of the hackle, B H, 

 (fig. 5) two or three times round the upper end 

 of the body, and bind it tightly and neatly there 

 (with A B), and in such manner that the fibres 

 may stand as shewn in fig. 6. This represents 

 legs. 



7. Take two pieces, I K, fig. 6, from the under 

 side of the wing of a starling, and bind them on 

 (with the but ends towards the top of the shank) 

 firmly and neatly, at nearly the same place B, 

 (a little nearer to the top of the shank.) Part 

 them, if you choose, snip off the but ends ob- 

 liquely, bind the short stumps down upon the 

 shank, &c. (so that they may not be seen) and 



