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dubbing of that colour, and some violet camlet 

 mixt ; and the wing, of a grey feather of a mallard. 



3. From the sixth of this monlh to the tenth, we 

 have also a fly called the V r ioLET-pLY. Made of 

 a dark violet stuff; his wings, of the grey feather 

 of a mallard. 



4. About the twelfth of this month comes in the 

 fly called the WHIRLING-DUN (/) which is taken every 

 day, about the mid-time of day, all this month through^ 

 and, byfitS) from thence to the end of June. And is 

 commonly made of the down of a fox-cub, which is 

 of an ash colour at the roots, next the skin ; and ribbed 

 about with yellow silk : the wings, of the pale grey 

 feather of a mallard. 



5. There is also a YELLOW DUN (#). The dub- 

 bing of camel's hair, and yellow camlet or wool 

 mixt ; and a white grey wing. 



6. There is also, this month, another LITTLE 

 BRWN, besides that mentioned before. Made with 

 a very slender body ; the dubbing of dark brown, 

 and violet camlet mixt ; and a grey wing. Which, 

 though the direction for the making be near the other, 

 is yet another fly, and will take when the other will 

 not, especially in a bright day, and a clear water. 



7. About the twentieth of this month comes in a 

 fly called the HORSE-FLESH FLY. The dubbing of 

 which, is a blue mohair, with pink-coloured, and red, 



VARIATIONS. 



it, by way of eminente^ the dark brown ; others call It the four-winged 

 brown : ;'/ has four ivings lying fat on its baek t something longer than the 

 body ivhich it longish t but not taper. This jly is made on a smallish 

 hook t viz. No. 8, or 9. 



(/) LITTLE WHIRLING DUN. The body fox-cub, and a little light- 

 ruddy-brown mixed : warp with grey or ruddy silk ; a red hackle under 

 the wing : wing, of a land-rail, or ruddy brown chicken which is better. 



A killing Jly in a blustering day t as the Great whirling dun is in the 

 evening^ and late at night. 



(g) YELLOW DUN. Dub with a small quantity of pale yellow crewel 

 mixed with fox-cub down from the tail, and warp with yellow; vring, of 

 a palish starling's feather. 



Taken from eight to eleven , and from two to four* 

 See more of the Tellow Dun in the Appendix, No, IV. 



