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hackle, with the shaded feather from under a 

 woodcock's wing over the same body. 



No. 18 is a representation of the Green Tail, 

 as it appears when on the water, the preceding 

 fly having been drawn with the wings expanded, 

 for the purpose of showing the colour of the 

 body. 



No. 19. The Hawthorn Fly is so called from 

 being usually found near the shrub of that name. 

 It is a good killer, and may be used from the 

 middle of April to the end of May, from ten 

 o'clock until three. The wings are transparent, 

 and may be made from the palest feather of a 

 snipe or mallard's wing : some use horn shavings, 

 or the hard substance which is found in the core 

 of an apple, for this purpose : the body of black 

 ostrich harl ; and a black hackle for legs. 



No. 20. The Summer Dun is thicker in form 

 than the generality of the dun flies, and is to be 

 dressed upon a hook with a short shank. The 

 body of the fur from a mole, ribbed with ash- 

 coloured silk ; the wings from a wood-pigeon ; 



