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No. 6. MARCH BROWN. 



Body : Brown quill. 



Hackle : Cock's hackle, dyed olive. 



Tail : Dark olive. 



Wings : Hen-pheasant wing, upright. 



Season : April. 



No. 7. IRON-BLUE DUN. 



Body : Black quill. 



Hackle : Cock's hackle, dyed dark olive. 

 Tail : Dark olive. 

 Wings : Blackbird, upright. 



Season : April and May, cold days during summer, and Septem- 

 ber. 



No. 8. BLACK SPIDER. 



Body : Black quill. 



Hackle : Black hen. 



Tail : Black. 



Season : Useful at any time. 



No. 9. RED QUILL. 



Body : Undyed quill. 



Hackle : Ginger hen. 



Tail : Ginger. 



Season : Evenings of June and July. 



No. 10. BLUE HEN SPIDER. 



Body : Yellow quill, ribbed with brown silk. 



Hackle : Blue hen (light dun). 



Tail : Blue hen. 



Season : Evenings of June and July, when Pale Watery Dun is up. 



No. ii. GRAVEL-BED (CLYDE SAND-FLY). 



Body : Black quill. 



Hackle : Black hen's, long and fixed on top of wing. 



Wings : Hen-pheasant tail, few fibres only, tied flat along the 



body. 

 Season : Second fortnight of May to end of July ; in warm 



weather. 



