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31. The White Moth. I give this, and also the brown 

 moth, as a list of flies would perhaps seem incomplete if 

 without them, but as they only kill after dark, I never 

 use them, and wish no one else did. 



Hooks, Nos. 5, 6 and 7. 



Body : White worsted tied very fat, and increasing in 

 thickness from the tail to the head, and the tail end 

 touched with shellac varnish to give a brown patch. 



Any very long fibred white hackle. 



Wing : A full long slip of any white feather. 



There is a small white moth that will kill sometimes 

 late in the evening, just before dusk. 



Hook, No. 9. 



Body : Of white worsted or better philozel, over this, at 

 the tail end, take three or four turns of black floss silk. 



A fine long fibred black hackle as long as the hook. 



Wings : A short full slip of any white feather. 



32. The Brown Moth. Hooks, Nos. 6 and 7. 



Body : Gingery-brown pigswool, tied in the same 

 fashion as for white moth, but without varnish. 

 A long fibred yellowish red hackle. 

 Wings : Slip of any very light buff feather. 



33. The Claret Spinner. This is a very good late 



