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tridge, set upright from the hook ; body, light 

 hair and red squirrel's fur ; legs, a grizzled cock's 

 hackle ; tail, two reddish hairs or feather fibres. 

 Hook, No. 6. 



Mr. Ronalds^ method: Body, fur of the hare's 

 face, ribbed over with olive silk, and tied with 

 brown ; tail, two strands of a partridge's feather ; 

 wings, feather of the pheasant's wing, which may 

 be found of the exact shade ; legs, a feather from 

 the back of a partridge. 



Mr. Bainbridge's way : Wings, the dark 

 mottled feather from the tail of a partridge, or 

 mottled feather from the ptarmigan in its summer 

 plumage ; body, of the fur from a hare's ear, in- 

 termixed with a small portion of yellow worsted, 

 well dubbed together ; a grizzled hackle ; and, if 

 the imitator choose to be exact, two fibres from 

 the same feather which composed the wings will 

 enable him to form the tail. With respect to the 

 tail-whisks of artificial flies, Mr. Bainbridge 

 (" Fly-fisher's Guide ") says, with much of truth, 

 " This appendage to the flies in their natural 

 state need not be attended to in the artificial 

 formation, as it is of little importance in aiding 

 the success of the angler ; although, if flies are 

 dressed for sale, it improves their appearance, and 

 renders them more showy and attractive." 



Mr. Best's way : Wings of the pheasant's 

 wing, which is full of fine shades, and exactly re- 



