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NO. 32. MAY-FLY.* 



Wings. Feather from the inside of a grey Goose's 

 wing. 



Body. Two strands of yellow, and one of drab 

 Ostrich herl, neatly ribbed ; tie with brown silk. 



Legs. Brown hackle. 



Horns and Tail. Babbit's whiskers. 



NO. 33. GKEEN DRAKE 



Wings. A mottled feather of a Mallard dyed olive. 

 Body. The middle of pale yellow silk ; the head 

 and tail brown. 



Legs. Olive or brown hackle. 

 Tail. Three strands from a Cock Pheasant's tail 

 feather. 



NO. 34. GKEY DEAKE 



Wings. Mottled feather of Mallard, dyed feint 

 purple. 



Body. The middle of white silk ; the head and 

 tail brown. 



Leys. Purple hackle. 



Tail. Three hairs from a Rabbit's whisker, or 

 chesnut hairs. 



* The May-fly is generally fished natural, being large enough to 

 swim a good sized hook, or two smaller ones tied double. The one 

 represented is the female ; the male, or Jack, as he is called, being 

 much smaller, his wings shorter than his body, and his colour much 

 darker. Fishes seem to prefer the female ; and from her great length 

 of wing, enabling her to swim better, she is a much more tempting 

 bait. They are to be found beneath the stones close to the river's edge, 

 from about the 20th of May, or later according to the season ; and 

 continue in season about ten days. An imitation of so large a fly can 

 scarcely be expected to kill except in a wind, or late in the evening ; 

 nevertheless I can safely recommend the above imitation to the notice 

 of the scientific angler. 



