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No. 12. LITTLE YELLOW MAY DUN. Body Pale-ginger fur from 

 back of hare's ear, ribbed with yellow silk. Tail Two whisks from 

 dun hackle. Wing* Mottled wood-drake, olive tint. Leys Light 

 dun hackle, yellowish stain. Hook No. 7. 



No. 13. BLACK-GNAT. Body Black ostrich harl. Wings Dark 

 part of starling. Legs Black hackle. Hook No. 12 or 13. 



No. 14. OAK FLY. Orange floss silk, tied on with ash-colored silk, 

 showing at the tail and shoulders. Wings Outside woodcock's wing. 

 Legs A furnace hackle, i. e., red cock's hackle, with a black list up 

 the middle, and black tinge at the extremities of the fibres. This 

 hackle must be warped all down the body at regular distances, and the 

 fibres snipped off till close up to wings, leaving enough for legs. Hook 

 No. 4 or 5. 



No. 15. TURKEY BROWN. Body Dark-brown floss silk, ribbed 

 with purple silk. Wings and legs Buzzy ; dark-grain hackle. 

 Hook No. 7. 



No. 16. LITTLE DARK SPINNER. Body Mulberry- colored floss 

 silk, ribbed over with purple silk. Tail Two strands of hackle for 

 legs. Wings Starling wing feather. Legs Stained tortoise-shell 

 purple-tinted hackle. Hook No. 7. 



No. ] 7. GRANNOM, OR GREEN-TAIL. Raccoon's belly wrapped on 

 brown silk ; green tag at end of tail to represent egg-bag. Wings 

 very full, from partridge wing. Legs Pale-ginger hen's hackle. 

 Hook No. 12. 



No. 18. THE SOLDIER OR FERN-FLY. Body Blood orange floss 

 silk. Wings Darkest part of starling. Legs Red cock hackle, or 

 made-buzzy with furnace-hackle on above body. Hook No. 5. 



No. 19. THE SAILOR FLY. Body Dark-blue floss silk. Wings 

 and legs same as above. Hook No. 5. 



No. 20. ALDER-FLY. Body Peacock's harl, tied with black silk. 

 Wing Brown hen, or inside of woodcock's wing. Legs Deep amber- 

 stained hackle, or black May ditto. Hook No 4. 



No. 21. GREEN DRAKE. Body The extremities are of brown pea- 

 cock's harl ; middle of pale straw-colored floss silk, ribbed with silver 

 twist. Tail Three rabbit's whiskers. Wings and legs buzzy. Wood- 



