464 AMERICAN FISHES. 



No. 2. RED SPINNER. Body Brown silk, ribbed with fine gold 

 twist ; British officers' epaulet size. Tail Two whisks red cock hackle. 

 Wings Wood-drake's feather, as above. Hook No. 6. 



No. 3. GREAT DARK DRONE. Body Mole fur, or black ostrich 

 wound round. Legs and wings Blue dun hackle. Hook No. 5. 



No. 4. COW-DUNG FLY. Yellow mohair, or camlet, mixed with little 

 dingy brown fur of bear left rough, spun on light-brown silk. Wings 

 Landrail wing. Legs Ginger-colored hackle. Hook No. 7. 



No. 5. PEACOCK-FLY. Body Brown peacock's harl, dressed with 

 mulberry-colored silk. Wings darkest part of starling's wing feather. 

 Hackle Dark purple (stained), appearing black, but when held up to 

 the light of a dark tortoise-shell color. Hook No. 9. 



No. 6. MARCH BROWN. Body Fur from English hare's face, ribbed 

 with orange silk tied with brown. Tail Two strands of English par- 

 tridge tail. Legs Feather (tied on hackle fashion only close under 

 wings) from back of English partridge. Wings Under part hen 

 pheasant's wing. Hook No 6. 



No. 7. SAND-FLY. Sandy-colored fur from English hare's neck spun 

 on same colored silk. Wings Landrail made full. Legs Light- 

 ginger from hen's neck. Hook No. 7. 



No. 8. STONE-FLY. Body Hare's ear, mixed with yellow mohair, 

 ribbed over with yellow silk, and showing most yellow toward tail. 

 Tail Two strands mottled English partridge tail. Wings same as 

 March Brown. Legs Hackle, stained greenish-brown. Horns Two 

 rabbit's whiskers. Hook No. 11. 



No. 9. RACCOON-FLY. Body raccoon's fur (belly), wound round yel- 

 low silk. Wings and legs Landrail's wing, buzzy. Hook No. 13. 



No. 10. GRAVEL-BED. Body Lead-colored silk, wound on very 

 fine wing under side of woodcock's wing. Legs Blackcock's hackle, 

 rather long, wound on only twice round the shoulders. Hook No. 

 11. 



No. 11. YELLOW DUN. Body Yellow mohair, mixed with blue fur 

 of mouse, or yellow silk, well waxed, to give it an olive tint. Wings 

 Lightest part of the starling's wing. Legs Light-yellow dun hackle. 

 Hook No. 6. 



