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better; upper wings, the dappled feather of a 

 mallard dyed brown ; under wings, the soft fea- 

 ther of a brown owl ; legs, a brown cock's hackle, 

 wrapped four or five times behind the wings. 

 Hook, No. 4, 5, and 6. 



The mealy-cream moth. Body, any soft fur 

 of a cream colour; upper wings, the cream- 

 coloured feather of the grey owl ; under wings, 

 a softer and lighter feather of the same bird; 

 legs, a soft ginger hackle. Hooks the same size 

 as before. 



The mealy-white moth. Body, white rabbit's 

 fur, or white ostrich harl, dressed full, and ex- 

 hibiting a brown .head ; legs, a white cock's 

 hackle, wrapped round twice under the wings. 

 Hooks as before. 



The coachman. Body, peacock's harl, full 

 and short; wings, fibres of any small white 

 feather; legs, a turn or two of a red hackle. 

 Hook, No. 6, 7, 8, and 9. This fly will kill in 

 most rivers, from a little before till a little after 

 twilight. It kills best in the rivers of the south, 

 and in those within forty miles of the metropolis. 

 Trout, chub, and large dace take it freely. Mr. 

 Blaine goes farther, and says, " Throughout the 

 summer months, as an early evening-fly, and until 

 twilight, it proves most valuable in the midland 

 counties, and the bordering ones within eighty 

 miles of London. On the Colne, and throughout 



