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golden olive mixed ; ley*, -wren's tail ; n-inys, under of starling and over 

 of a partridge tail ; a little green mohair sometimes is good mixed with 

 the body (to imitate the female fly). 



Cow DUNG FLY body, warmish lemon yellow, with a little green up 

 towards shoulder ; ley*, ginger cock's hackle ; i.riiiys, landrail, tied flat ; 

 a few fibres of partridge tail over the rail ; a turn of tinsel at tail. 



YELLOW WREN body, bright yellow silk, colour of ribbon tying cigars ; 

 ley*, wren tail ; winys, starling. 



GREEN WREN body, grass green silk or mohair ; l<<js, wren tail ; wings, 

 starling or cock pheasant. 



HOFLAND'S FANCY body, reddish brown silk ; tail, mallard ; leys, red 

 hackle ; icinys, woodcock. 



WICKHAM body, flat gold tinsel, ribbed with gold thread ; ley*, black 

 red game hackle ; winy*, landrail or woodcock. 



GREENWELL'S GLORY body, dark olive silk, ribbed with fine gold wire ; 

 leys, dark coch-y-bondu hackle ; wings, woodcock. 



BLACK OVER ORANGE body, orange silk ; leys, peewit's topping ; toingsj 

 dark starling. 



YELLOW RAIL body, lemon-coloured floss silk; ley*, outside of wing of 

 landrail (trimmed slightly) ; winy*, the ruddy-coloured feather of land- 

 rail's pinion, dressed rather long and full ; a turn of gold tinsel at tail. 



ORANGE RAIL body, orange silk ; ley*, landrail, trimmed ; winy, land- 

 rail ; a turn of tinsel at tail. 



GREEN RAIL body, grass green silk floss ; legs, landrail ; wing*, ditto ; a 

 turn of gold tinsel at tail. 



Twisting" Engine is a useful little appliance tor 

 twisting gut and hair into snoods, and may be had at any 

 respectable tackle shop. 



Varnish, CoaehmakeP'S, is used for landing net 

 handles and rods, and may be procured -from nearly all 

 druggists. The amateur would find it too troublesome to 

 make, as well as costly. 



Varnish, Hard Spirit. Sandarach, four ounces; 

 pale seed lac, two ounces ; gum elemi, one ounce ; alcohol, 

 one quart. Digest with agitation until dissolved, then add 

 two ounces of Venice turpentine. 



