NO. IV; APPENDIX. 4S9 



APRIL. 



BRIGHT BEAU. Dubbing, of bright bear's hair; 

 \varped with sad cloth-colour* d silk. \Vings, of a shep- 

 stare's quill feather. Others dub the body with yellow 

 silk, which is better. 



YELLOW DUN. Dubbing, of yellow wool, and ash- 

 coloured fox-cub down mixed together ; dubbed [warped] 

 with yellow silk ; Wings, of the feather of a sliep- 

 stare's quill. Others dub it with dun bear's hair, and 

 the yellow fur got from a martern's skin, mixed to- 

 gether; and, with yellow silk. Wings, of a shep- 

 stare's quill-feather. 



Make two other flies, their bodies dubbed as the 

 last : but, in the one, mingle sanded hog's down; and, 

 in the other, black hog's down. Wings, of a shep- 

 stare's quill-feather. 



And there is also taken an excellent fly, made of dun 

 bear's hair, yellow martern's fur, sanded hog's down, 

 and black hog's down, all mixed in an equal propor- 

 tion together; warped with yellow silk. Wings, of 

 the feather of a shepstare's quill. 



These several flies, mentioned for April, are very 

 good ; and will be taken, all the Spring and Summer. 



MAY. 



THORN-FLY. Dubbing, of black lamb's wool; 

 warped with black silk. Wings, of a mallard's light 

 grey feather. Note, That, in all the instances, where 

 mallard's feathers are directed to be used for wings, 

 they must be those of the wild, and not the tame 

 mallard. 



KNOP-FLY. Dubbing, of the down of an otter-cub, 

 and the herl of a peacock ; warped with black silk. 

 Wings, of the light grey feather of u mallard. 



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