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where bushes abound. By some this is 

 improperly called the Marlow Buzz. The 

 body is made of ostrich harl of two colours, 

 viz. black and purple, which must be 

 twisted very thick : the wings of the sandy 

 coloured feather from under the wings of a 

 throstle, or from the red feather of a part- 

 ridge's tail, provided it be not too dark : 

 a bluish hackle twisted tolerably full will 

 answer for the under wing, as well as for 

 the legs. The Cow-lady flies are also made 

 in this manner, substituting a red or black 

 hackle for the dun, and reducing the size 

 of the fly very considerably. 



No, 5, Zty <£mt 33axit l&un 



is one of the earliest flies which appear 

 upon the water, and may be used in Febru- 

 ary, if the weather be mild. It has four 

 wings, which are to be imitated by the dun 

 feathers from the wing of a wild mallard 



