RONALDS' DRESSINGS 139 



the pseudimago state, before changing to the red 

 spinner. He dresses it thus : 



Body : Fur from hare's ear or face, spun very 

 thinly on fine yellow silk, and wound on 

 thickest at the shoulder. Some of the hare's 

 ear is picked out to form the legs. 



Tail : Two fibres of a dun hackle. 



Wings : From a quill feather of the starling's 

 wing, which may be slightly stained in onion 

 dye. If a sufficient quantity of the hare's ear 

 cannot be picked out for the legs, two or three 

 turns of a ginger dun hackle may be added, 

 and will help to keep the wings upright. Put 

 these on last, whipping them on the bare hook, 



and finish at the tail. 



Hook No. 2 (grayling). 



Another dressing which he states to kill well 

 till June is thus made : 



Body : Yellow silk waxed, with a very little blue 

 dun fur, from rat, mouse, mole, or rabbit, spun 

 upon the silk, so that the yellow shows through 

 the body, tapering from shoulder to tail. 



Legs : Four or five turns of a honey dun hackle. 



Wings : From a starling's wing-feather, put on 

 last on the bare hook, so as to stand up boldly. 

 (The silk to be waxed lightly.) 



I am somewhat surprised that so good an 

 authority as Ronalds should advise, as in the 



