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thus : A feather from the tail of the hen pheasant, 

 and light ginger-coloured hackle, tied with yellow 

 silk. Hook No. 2. 



16. Autumn Musk-Fly. This is a smaller species 

 of what is known in England as the cinnamon- 

 fly, and closely resembles the English sand-fly. 



Dressing : A feather from the light side of the 

 cock-pheasant wing, and a ginger-coloured hackle, 

 tied with yellow silk. Hook No. 2. 



17. The Blue Dun or Blae, as before described. 



18. The White Tip. This is one of the numer- 

 ous small flies with variously coloured tips, to be 

 found on the water on warm evenings before dark. 

 Larger flies, also with light tips on the wings, make 

 their appearance at night. Dressing : Feather from 

 the back of the starling- wing, and starling hackle 

 tied with black silk on a No. 1 hook. 



19. The Hare's -Ear Dun. Another represen- 

 tative of this well-known and favourite genus. 

 Dressing : Starling- wing with down from the outside 

 of the hare's ear, tied with yellow silk. Hook No. 2. 



20. The Autumn Brown. This fly may be best 

 represented by dressing a March brown on a No. 2 

 hook. 



21. Pale Autumn Dun (Willow Fly). The 

 "little pale blue dun" of Eonalds. This fly 

 appears about the end of August, and lasts until 

 the close of the fishing season. It is very abun- 



