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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 black head. 



7. There is also in this month, a fly called the peacock 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 ; the dubbing of which is a bear's dun, with a little blue 

 and yellow mixed 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 a cow-lady, a little fly ; the body of a peacock's 

 feather ; the wing, of a red feather, or strips of the red hackle of a 

 cock. 



10. We have then, the cow-turd-fly ; the dubbing, light brown 

 and yellow mixed ; the wing, the dark grey feather of a mallard. 



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