140 THE DllIFFJELD ANGLER. 



inch and a quarter long from the tail fea- 

 ther of a cock pheasant, and a dark tinged 

 cock's hackle. 



Proceed in the same way as before, whip- 

 ping in the hackle a little before you come 

 opposite the point of the hook, give two or 

 three laps, take the plaiting and the strips 

 for the forks, whip in the end of the feathers 

 and plaiting together, cut away the end of 

 the feather ; take the peacock had and plov- 

 er's feather, twist them and the silk together, 

 then work it up neatly, leaving it fine next 

 the hook, but gradually thickening upwards 

 to the wings ; having fastened as before, take 

 the plaiting, make two laps with it close be- 

 low the forks, that they may stand up and 

 .separate, and the points even, then give one 

 lap above it, rib the plaiting neatly up to the 

 wings, abgut the eighth of an inch between 

 each lap, sloping, fasten the plaiting by a 

 lap and one noose ; next work up the hackle 

 -neatly between each lap of the plaiting, till 

 you come to the wings, then give the haekle 



