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black hog's down, all mixed in an equal proportion toge- 

 ther ; warped with yellow silk. Wings, of the feather of 

 a shepstare's quill. 



These several flies, mentioned for April, are very good, 

 and will be taken all the Spring and Summer. 



MAY. THORN FLY. Dubbing, of black lamb's wool; 

 warped with black silk. Wings, of a mallard's light grey 

 feather. 



NOTE. That in all instances where mallard's feathers are directed to be 

 used for wings, they must be those of the wild, and not the tame 

 mallard. 



KNOP FLY. Dubbing, of the down of an otter-cub 

 and the herl of a peacock; warped with black silk. 

 Wings, of the light grey feather of a mallard. 



FERN-BUD. This fly is got on fern, and the natural 

 one is very good to dib with. It has a short thick body, 

 of a very sad greenish colour, and two pairs of wings ; 

 the uppermost are hard, and sometimes taken off, but the 

 undermost diaphonous. And it is dubbed with the herl 

 of a peacock, and very sad green silk. Wings, of the 

 feather of a fieldfare's quill got out of the wing. 



LITTLE DUN. Dubbing, of an otter's fur; warped 

 with ash-coloured silk. Wings, of a shepstare's quill- 

 feather. 



YELLOW MAY-FLY. Dubbing, of yellow wool, mixed 

 with yellow fur of a martern ; warped with yellow silk. 

 Wings, of the lightest- coloured feather of a throstle. 



JUNE. BLACK MIDGE, or GNAT. Dubbing, of the 

 down of a mole ; warped with black silk. Wings, of a 

 light grey shepstare's quill-feather. 



GREY MIDGE, or GNAT. Dubbing, of the down of a 

 sad grey cat, or sad grey camel's hair ; warped with grey 

 silk. Wings, of the grey feather of a mallard. 



PURPLE FLY. Dubbing, of purple wool, and a little 

 bear's hair mixed, sometimes no bear's hair at all. Wings, 

 of a shepstare's quill feather. Warped with purple silk. 



SAND FLY. Dubbing, of the wool gotten off the flank 

 of a black sheep ; warped with black silk. Wings, of the 

 sad-coloured feather of a throstle-quill. Others make 

 the body of the feather of a heron's neck. 



MACKERIL. Dubbing, of light brown camel's hair 

 warped with black silk. Wings, of a red cock's feather. 

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