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reinforced by interweaving fine hackle or herl 

 quills. One or more applications of a thin solu- 

 tion of varnish, marine glue, or of pure rubber 

 dissolved in chloroform is then made to fill, 

 stiffen, and waterproof the gauze. 



Hackles. True hackles, the long slender 

 feathers with fine quill and stiff, readily-separat- 

 ing web, from high upon the necks of game- 

 cocks preferably, are utilized for making legs, 

 and a few fibers of hackle or other feather 

 simulate the tail or caudal stylets. Horns or 

 feelers may likewise be formed, and these latter 

 sometimes with horsehair. Other than true 

 hackles are sometimes used, notably saddle- 

 feathers. Even the hackle-feathers of wildfowl, 

 gamecocks, and bantams have more "pep" in 

 them than do the hackles of the common barn- 

 yard rooster, and that is why they are pre- 

 ferred they stand out better. They also are 

 more lustrous. As the reader shortly will note, 

 the rich brown (chestnut) hackles, the color of 

 those obtained from the Rhode Island Red 

 breed of poultry, are most in demand. The 

 cochy-bonddhu hackle, brown-tipped with a 

 black center, is another particularly useful 

 variety. 



The following notes are from McClelland: 



Hackles are obtained in all shades from ordinary 



fowls; blue from Andalusians; white, cream, and 



yellow from Leghorns and Dorkings; buff from 



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