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white silver pearly to a dull, almost black, dun. Turn 

 up the wing of the mallard and there they are before you. 



No. 36. Blue Heron. This is a very useful substitute 

 for the dove in the Hen shall, though, perhaps, Dr. Hen- 

 shall would not think it an improvement. It is sometimes 

 impossible to get the grey dove wings, and a noted Flor- 

 ida fisherman tells me he has substituted this feather 

 with great advantage among the many fly rising fish 

 abounding in the waters of that region. 



No. 37. Ostrich her I from the plumes of the bird. This 



Fig. 66. KEENE'S NEW " SCALE " WING FLY. 



is exceedingly useful for the heads of flies, and makes a 

 very attractive furnish-leader, being strong and light. 



With these plates at hand, the directions themselves ar- 

 ranged with the most transparent simplicity, and Figure 

 19, page 56, showing the meaning of the terms used in 

 reference to a fly, I leave it to the candid reader if the 

 "force of nature can further go" in the direction of 

 complete explanation of the subject of fly making ? 



