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the quill of a shepstare's * wing. This fly is made little: but there ia 

 another, made of the same dubbing, larger by far. 



MARCH. The sait.e flies as are taken in February will be taken in 

 March ; and also those hereafter mentioned. 



Moorish Brown. Dubbing, of the wool of a black sheep, warped 

 with red silk. Wings, of the feather got from a partridge wing. 



Palm Fly. Dubbing, of the hair of a brown spaniel, got on the 

 outside of the ear, and a little sea-green wool mixed; warped with 

 brown cloth-coloured silk. Wings, of a ^epstare's quill feather. 



Green- Tail. Dubbing, of the brown hair of a spaniel, got on the 

 outside of the car; but a little, in the end of the tail, must be all of 

 sea-green wool, without mixture. Wings, as the last. 



APRIL. Briyht Pear. Dubbing, of bright bear's hair, warped with 

 sad cloth-coloured silk. Wings, of a shepstare's quill feather. Others 

 dub the body with yellow silk, which is better. 



Yellow f)un. Dubbing, of yellow wool, and ash -coloured fox-cub 

 down mixed together ; dubbed with yellow silk. Wings, of the feather 

 of a shepstare's quill. Others dub it with dun bear's hair, and the 

 yellow fur got from a martern's skin, mixed together, and with yellow 

 silk. Wings, of a shepstare's quill feather. 



Make two other flies, their bodies dubbed as the list ; but in the one 

 mingle sanded hog's down, and to the other black hog's down. Wings, 

 of a shepstare's quill feather. 



And there is also taken an excellent fly, made of dun bear's hair, 

 yellow martern's fur, sanded hog's down, and black hog's down, all 

 mixed in equal proportion together; warped with yellow silk. Wings, 

 of the feather of a shepstare's quill. 



These several flies, mentioned for April, are very good, and will be 

 taken all the spring and summer- 



MAY. Thorn-fly. Dubbing, of black lambs' wool; warped with 

 black silk. W r ings, of a mallard's light gray feather. 



Note. That in all instances where mallard's feathers are directed to be used for 

 wings, they must be those of the wild, and not the tame mallard. 



Knop Fly. Dubbing, of the down of an otter-cub and theherl of 

 a peacock ; warped with black silk. Wings, of the light gray feather 

 of a mallard. 



Fern Bud. This fly is got on fern, and the natural one is very 

 good to dib with. It has a short thick body, of a very sad greenish 

 colour, and two pair of wings ; the uppermost are h;ird, and sometimes 

 taken off, but the undermo>t diaphanous. And it is duhbed with the 

 herl of a peacock, and very sad green silk. Wings, of the feather of a 

 fieldfare's quill got out of the wing. 



Little Dun. Dubbing, of an otter's fur ; warped with ash-coloured 

 silk. Wings, of a shepstan-'s quill feather. 



Yellow May-fly. Dubbing, of yellow wool, mixed with yellow fur 

 of a martern ; warped with yellow silk. Wings, of the lightest 

 coloured feather of a throstle. 



JUNE. Black Midge, or Gnat. Dubbing, of the down of a mole ; 

 warped with black silk. Wings, of a light gray bhepstare's quill 

 feather. 



Gray Midge, or Gnat. Dubbing, of the down of a sad gray cat. 



* The reader is to note, that shepstare, stare, and starling, are words iynonymou* : 

 idt MinshctTs Diet, voce Stare. 



