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peacock, twisted together ; warp with brown silk. Wing, the light 

 feather of a fieldfare. 



Peicet, or Lapwing's Topping. Body, peacock's herl, and that of 

 a lapwing's crown feather, twisted together; warp with red silk. 

 Wing, the red feather of a partridge's tail. 



Red Herl. Body, two her's of a peacock, twisted together; warp 

 with ruddy silk. Wing, the red feather of a partridge's tail. 



JUNE. The dun, stone-gnat", light bloa, orange brown, peacock 

 hackle, black herl, pewet's topping, and red herl of the last month, go 

 also through this. There are likewise taken the 



Whitterish. Body, the root end of the white part of a hare's scut, 

 light gray foal's hair, or camel's hair, towards the tail, the dark part 

 of a hare's scut with some brown hairs mixed ; peicock's herl for the 

 head ; warp with white silk. Wing, the feather of a sea-mew. 



Light Gray. Body, fur of the inner part of a rabbit's leg, the 

 lightest of the dark pait of a hnre's scut; warp with ash-coloured silk. 

 Wings, light gray mallard's feather. 



JULY. The peacock hack'e, black herl, pewet's topping, and red 

 herl of May and June, and the whitterish and light gray of the last 

 month, serve also for this. And to those add the 



Brown. Body, hair of a very light bnv.vn or reddish calf or spaniel, 

 and light bear's" hair, mixed ;" warp with pale orange. Wing, the 

 feather of a land-rail. 



AUGUST. The peacock hackle, and the three following flies of May 

 and the two subsequent months, and the brown of the last month, 

 serve also for this : in which also are taken the 



Gray Fly. Body, lisjht gray foal's hair mixed with the dark part 

 of a hare's scut ; warp with gray silk. Wing, a hen pheasant's feather. 



Black Ant-fly. Body, darkest part of a hare's scut, and dark brown 

 wool, or sheep's russet, equally mixed, and one single ruddy herl of a 

 peacock, all twisted together; warp with copper-coloured silk. Wing, 

 a fieldfare's feather. 



Brown Ant-fly. Body, bright brown bear's hair, much weather- 

 beaten. AUnost of an orange colour towards the tail ; and, therefore, 

 a few hairs, of a light brown, or flame-coloured calf or spaniel's hair, 

 to be added in the tail part; warp with orange-coloured silk. Wing, 

 the light feather of a fieldfare or starling. 



Note. The black and the brown ant-fly, I have studied to imitate with other mate- 

 rials, (and have found them succeed very well,) made as follows : 



Black Ant. Blown bear's hair, and a little gray squirrel's hair next 

 the roots, peacock herl ; warp with copper colour or ash. 



Brown Ant. Light barge-ail, seal's fur and brown bear's hair, 

 peacock's herl ; warp with orange. Wings of this and the former, 

 starling's feather ; longer than the body. 



No. IV. 

 (Referred to from Part II. page 275, note.) 



FEBRUARY. Prime Dun. Dubbin?, of the down of a fox-cub, 

 rarped with sad ash-coloured silk. Wings, of the feather got from 



