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continues to come into existence. Indeed, he 

 admits that he is not at all sure that it is not a 

 distinct, though similar, species of the genus 

 Bsetis. 



I think it will suffice for our purpose if we 

 treat it as one and the same. It is more useful 

 as an evening fly. 



Francis gives no special dressing of it. He, 

 however, advocates the use of hackle points for 

 the wings of all spinners, as being more delicate 

 and transparent. Such are, doubtless, more suit- 

 able than any wing-feathers from the starling, 

 etc., but I prefer to dress all spinners hacklewise 

 without wings. My experience is that they 

 not only kill better, but dry more quickly, last 

 longer, and float better than when they are 

 winged. 



Ronalds thus dresses the red spinner : 



Body : Pig's wool dyed red -brown, or orange and 



brown floss-silk mixed ; spun on brown silk, 



and ribbed with fine gold twist. 

 Tail : Two long whisks of bright amber -red 



hackle. 

 Wings : From an under covert-feather of the 



starling's wing. 

 Legs : A bright amber-red hackle. 



Hook 2, 3, or 4 (long). 



