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foi' the Angler's imitation, and can scarcely 



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be dressed too fine. The wings are upright, \ 

 and best made of a feather from under the 

 cormorant's wing ; as however it may not 

 be an easy matter to procure one of these 

 birds, and as one bird affords only about a 

 dozen of the feathers requisite, a substitute 

 is recommended in the tail of the tom-tit, 

 which is nearly of the same shade. The 

 body pale blue fur warped with purple silk, 

 a small portion of which should be neatly 

 picked out to represent the legs of the fly, as 

 the use of a hackle for this purpose in 

 minute flies is incorrect. 



ttfo. 16. Z\)t (Srabcl or <£ptoer iFlfi 



is first seen about the middle of April, at 

 which time the gravel in which these insects 

 are bred is literally covered by incalculable 

 numbers of them. They are extremely deli- 

 cate, and not often visible on cold days; on 



