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Ronalds. Thus a hook of 10 or n would repre- 

 sent an ordinary 2 or 3. 



DARK OLIVE (HALFORD). 



Wings : Dark or medium starling. 

 Body: Peacock quill dyed in Crawshaw's No. i. 

 Hackle and tails : Dyed in Crawshaw's No. 3. 



Hook o, oo or ooo. 



Halford recommends, as the best of all hackles 

 for dyeing, duns shaded or flecked with yellowish 

 or ginger points. These feathers are obtained 

 from the lighter-coloured Andalusian fowls. 



MEDIUM OLIVE (HALFORD). 



Wings : Light starling. 



Body : Peacock's quill dyed in No. 8. 



Hackle and tails : Dyed in No. 2. 



Hook as above. 



PALE-OLIVE QUILL (HALFORD). 



Wings : Palest starling. 



Body : Quill from young starling's wing, or pale 

 condor dyed slightly in No. 2. 



Hook as above. 



DETACHED OLIVE (HALFORD). 



Wings : Light starling. 



Body : A thin strip of indiarubber, worked over 



an undyed doubled bristle. 

 Hackle and tails : Dyed in No. 2. 



Hook, o or oo. 



