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WHITTERISH. Body, the root end of the white part of 

 a hare's scut, light grey foal's hair, or camel's hair, towards 

 the tail, the dark part of a hare's scut with some brown 

 hairs mixed; peacock's herl for the head ; warp with white 

 silk. Wing, the feather of a sea-mew. 



LIGHT GREY. Body, fur of the inner part of a rabbit's 

 leg, the lightest of the dark part of a hare's scut; warp 

 with ash-coloured silk. Wings, light grey mallard's feather. 



J UL Y. The Peacock hackle, Black herl, Pewet's top- 

 ping, and Red herl of May and June, and the Whitterish 

 and Light grey of the last month, serve also for this. 

 And to those add the 



BROWN. Body, hair of a very light brown, or reddish 

 calf or spaniel, and light bear's hair, mixed ; warp with 

 pale orange. Wing, the feather of a land-rail. 



AUGUST. The Peacock hackle, and the three fol- 

 lowing flies of May and the two subsequent months, and 

 the Brown of the last month, serve also for this : in which 

 also are taken the 



GREY FLY. Body, light grey foal's hair mixed with 

 the dark part of a hare's scut; warp with grey silk. 

 Wing, a hen-pheasant's feather. 



BLACK ANT-FLY. Body, darkest part of a hare's scut, 

 and dark brown wool, or sheep's russet, equally mixed, 

 and one single ruddy herl of a peacock, all twisted to- 

 gether ; warp with copper-coloured silk. Wing, a field- 

 fare's feather. 



BROWN ANT-FLY. Body, bright brown bear's hair, 

 much weather-beaten. Almost of an orange-colour to- 

 wards the tail; and, therefore, a few hairs of a light 

 brown, or flame-coloured calf or spaniel's hair, to be ad- 

 ded in the tail part; warp with orange-coloured-silk. 

 Wing, the light feather of a fieldfare or starling. 



NOTE. The Black and the Brown An* Fly I have studied to imitate with 

 other materials, (and have found them succeed very well,) made as 

 follows : 



Black Ant. Brown bear's hair, and a little grey squir- 

 rel's hair next the roots, peacock herl ; warp with copper- 

 colour or ash. 



Brown Ant. Light barge-sail, seal's fur and brown 

 bear's hair, peacock herl ; warp with orange. Wings of 

 this and the former, starling's feather ; longer than the 

 body. 



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