

as Plate I ; tip the fly at the tail, and tie 

 on a topping ; take a piece of hlack ostrich or 

 peacock harl, tie it in at the roots, and roll it 

 evenly over the shank two or three times (see 

 the harl tag, Plate V); tie in the hackle above 

 the ostrich tag, leave it hanging, and roll the 

 twist up the body, previously formed of floss 

 silk nicely tapered (see the Body of Plate V); 

 take the hackle in the right hand, and roll it 

 evenly with the tinsel, and fasten it as Plate 

 VI; leave the silk hanging here to tie on the 

 wings and the head. The wings of Plate VII, 

 may be seen tied on the reverse way, and the 

 body and hackle formed afterwards ; they are 

 now ready to turn back in their proper place to 

 hang over the body, this is done by turning 

 them neatly up with the thumb nail of the 

 right hand, and laying them evenly on each 

 side of the fly, with the best side of the 

 feather out. The spots and shades which are 

 perceivable in the wings and hackles of all the 

 engraved specimens of fly, are shown to great 

 perfection — I have described the whole of 

 them, to match the shades exactly, so that it is 

 impossible to go astray when tying on each 

 fibre of feather. 



