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AMERICAN FISHES. 



U P '> 9 9 i s where you lock it up. Chenille of various substance and 

 colors is continually needed. 



The following is a representation of a very convenient and portable 

 form of book to hold an assortment of feathers, &c., for a short fishing 

 tour. The feathers must be tied up in bunches, each sort by itself, and 

 the quill end inserted into a compartment. The most convenient size 

 is eight and a half inches long by five and a half wide, .when folded up ; 

 when opened, however, it is twenty-eight inches long by five and a 

 half wide, not including the flaps. This is folded up, however, one 

 turn over the other. It is best made of parchment, a b represent 

 transverse slips of same material. These are stitched through the 

 back at regular distances, to hold the feathers, and at the ends, c, is 



