THE LESSON 



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marry them together in the same manner as 

 previously described in Fig. 21, making one set 

 for each side of the fly, the peafowl being on 

 top. Lay these over the dyed swan, bustard, 

 &c., and secure by two turns of the binding 

 silk. Take about eight fibres of brown mallard * 

 (25) from the left side of the bird, and lay these 

 on to the right side 

 of the fly, covering 

 the golden pheasant 

 tail (22), and almost 

 on the top of the 

 wing. Then eight 

 strands from the 



right side of the >-^- ^ FIG 22 



bird, and place these 



in like manner on the left side of the wing, and 

 fasten with the usual two turns of binding silk. 

 Select two nice bright pieces of jungle fowl 

 (26), stripping off the downy fibres, lay these on 

 one at a time, taking one turn of silk over the 

 butt end of each to make it secure. Take two 

 horns of blue macaw (27), and lay these on the 

 side of the jungle cock, projecting slightly beyond 

 the end of the wing, securing each with a turn 

 of the binding silk. Select a golden pheasant 

 crest (28) of the right length to neatly cover 



1 Note here that the mallard feathers are selected the reverse way, 

 as they lie better in this position. 



