THE BROWN SILVER HORNS 177 



and, consequently, feathers so treated are not as 

 suitable for the manufacture of artificial flies as 

 those which are natural. 



I cannot advise the reader to cumber his fly- 

 book or waste his money by adding the black 

 silver horns to his stock. The brown silver horns 

 is thus dressed by Theakstone, who terms it the 

 1 little brown dun.' The reader may well take 

 advantage of it : 



Hackle : A slightly freckled grouse hackle. 



Legs : A few fibres of red-brown fur, or mohair, 



at the breast. 



Body : A deep coppery silk, well waxed. W. F. 



Hook i or 2. 



I have found this pattern very killing on the 

 Northern streams. There is also another which 

 answers equally well : 



Wings : Darkish grouse-feather. 

 Hackle : A rusty dark-blue dun. 

 Body : Dark-brown hare's ear, spun on brown 



silk. 



Hook as before. 



Francis mentions this fly, but Ronalds appa- 

 rently ignores it. 



THE HAWTHORN FLY. 



This fly is bred on the land. I can hardly say 

 that it is indispensable to the fisherman, yet it at 



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