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feather of the partridge's neck ; body, dark fur from hare's 

 ear, dressed with grey silk. Limerick hook, No. 0. 



177. THE HERON DUN OR BLOA. Wings, from the heron 

 or coot's wing ; body, ash-coloured silk ; legs, ash-coloured 

 hackle. Limerick hook, No. 2. April and September. 



178. THE ORANGE TAWNY. Wings, from the dark quill- 

 feather of the starling or snipe ; legs, a black cock's hackle ; 

 body, dark brown fur warped with deep orange silk. Lime- 

 rick hook, No. 2. August. 



179. THE KNOP-FLY. Hackled, with a grey feather from 

 the neck of a partridge ; body, black silk. Limerick hook, 

 No. 1 or 2. A good fly in small becks. May. 



180. THE FERN BUD. Wings, from the fieldfare's quill- 

 feather ; body, peacock's herl of a greenish cast ; legs, a 

 dusky hackle, and dressed with sad-coloured green silk : 

 short and dumpy. Limerick hook, No. 0. May. 



181. THE HUZZARD. Wings, a pale feather, dyed yellow ; 

 body, yellow silk, ribbed with gold twist ; legs, a yellow 

 hackle. Wings to be longer than the body, and laid flat. 

 Limerick hook, No. 1. May. 



182. THE DEATH DRAKE. Wings, from a mallard's fea- 

 ther, of a copper-colour ; body, one herl of black ostrich's 

 and two herls of a peacock's feather, wrapped with silver 

 twist ; legs, a black cock's hackle. Limerick hook, No. 2. 



183. THE PEWET. Wings, the red feather from a par- 

 tridge's tail ; body, a peacock's herl, and a lapwing's crown- 

 feather, twisted ; legs, a dusky red hackle ; to be warped 

 with red silk. Limerick hook, No. 1 or 2. May. 



184. THE THORN-FLY, No 1. Wings, from a grey mal- 

 lard's feather, or the jay's wing; legs, a black hackle; 

 body, black wool. Limerick hook, No. 2 or 3. May. 

 No 2. Another variety, with a blood red cock's hackle 

 for legs, same size as No. 1, and comes on the water in 

 September. (Plate v. ci.) 



185. THE WHITTERISH. Wings, the wing-feather of a 

 sea-mew, or sea-swallow ; legs, a white hackle ; head, a dark 

 peacock's herl ; body, white silk, flossed. Limerick hook, 

 No. 2. White or black forks may be added. June. 



186. THE DARK BROWN TAG-TAIL. Wings, from a mal- 



