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plover-wings; do t trail-wings ; merlin-hawk, from back 

 and wings; torn-tit tails; the mottled feathers of a tur- 

 key; feathers from udder the peahen's wings; golden 

 pheasant feathers; and many foreign birds afford good 

 feathers for the salmon -flies ; also wren-tails and a vari- 

 ety of other birds ; indeed, there is scarcely a bird that 

 flies but you may find useful. 



DUBBING. 



FOR DUBBING you must provide lamb's-wool and 

 mohair of all colours ; squirrel-fur (you will find where 

 I mention orange-wool for dubbing in some of the brown 

 flies, that the red squirrel will answer as well ;) hare's 

 ear, face, and back of the neck ; water-rat ; buffferrit; 

 martin's yellow fur (the buff ferrit will be equal to the 

 martin's yellow fur when dipped in a liquid which I shall 

 hereafter mention ;) blue rabbit's-fur ; turkey-carpets 

 have a great variety of good colours ; gold and silver- 

 twist , pheasant' s-tail feathers ; hackles of all colours 

 from the head and neck of the domestic cock ; harl from 

 the long tail-feathers of the peacock, ostrich, harl, &c. 



SILKS of all colours, such as weavers call suits or 

 weft, which is much better than sewing-silk : it will be 

 required to be folded three or four times, and may be 

 had at most of the silk manufactories ; fine round horse- 

 hair and silkworm gut, shoemaker's wax, and hooks of 

 various sizes. If there be anything which I have omitted, 

 add it to your collection as soon as you have dis- 

 covered it. 



The materials for making the fly are poetically 



