430 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. PART II. 



wards insist the longer upon tliose of greater note and 

 reputation. Know therefore, that the first fly we take 

 notice of in this month, is called 



1. The TURKEY-FLY. The dubbing ravelled out 

 of some blue stuff, and lapt about with yellow silk ; the 

 wings, of a grey mallard's feather. 



2. Next, a GREAT HACKLE, or PALMER-FLY. 

 With a Yellow bodi/ y ribbed with gold-twist ; and large 

 wings of a mallard's feather dyed yellow ; with a red 

 capon's hackle, over all. 



3. Then, a BLACK FLY. The dubbing, of a black 

 spaniel's fur; and the wings, of a grey mallard's 

 feather. 



4. After that, a LIGHT BROWN. With a slender 

 body ; the dubbing twirled upon small red silk, and 

 raised with the point of a needle, that the ribs or rows 

 of silk may appear through the wings, of the grey 

 feather of a mallard. 



5. Next a LITTLE DUN. The dubbing, of a bear's 

 dun whirled upon yellow silk; the wings, of the grey 

 feather of a mallard. 



6. Then a WHITE GNAT; with a pale wing, and a 

 blackhead. 



7. There is also in this month a fly called the PEA- 

 COCK-FLY. The body, made of a whirl of a peacock's 

 feather ; with a red head ; and wings, of a mallard's 

 feather. 



8. We have then another very killing fly, known by 

 the name of the DUN-CUT (h). The dubbing of which 

 is a bear's dun, with a little blue and yellow "mixt with 

 it ; a large dun wing ; and two horns at the head, made 

 of the hairs of a squirrel's tail. 



9. The next is the COW-LADY, a little fly. The 

 body, of a peacock's feather ; the wing, of a red fea- 

 ther or, strips of the red hackle of acock. 



10. We have, then, the Cow-DuNG fly. The dub- 

 bing light brown and yellow, mixt ; the wing, the dark 



(h) DUN-CUT. Dub with bear's-cub fur, and a little yellow and green 

 crewel ; warp with yellow or green. Wing, of a land-rail. 



Toward* tkt evening of a showery dry t a great killer* 



