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order, we come next to the Phryganidce order, which 

 ranges as follows : 



(February Red, or Red fly). The body of this fly is 

 dubbed with dark -brown mohair, mixed with claret- 

 coloured mohair ; wings, from the hen pheasant, or 

 dotterel wing feather ; legs, dark-brown feather from 

 a pale partridge's neck, or a cock's hackle of the same 

 colour. 



(Sand fly). Body, fur from the back of a hare's 

 neck spun sparingly on pale orange silk ; legs, a pale 

 dull-coloured ginger hackle ; wing, from a landrail's 

 wing feather. 



(Cinnamon fly). Body, fur from a hare's neck, 

 mixed with a small portion of sable fur, spun on pale 

 dull orange-coloured silk ; wings, from a brown hen's 

 wing feather ; legs, a pale dull ginger-coloured cock's 

 hackle. 



(Grannum, or Greentail). Body, fur from the hare's 

 neck, spun on fawn-coloured silk, with two laps of 

 green floss-silk on the tail ; legs, a pale ginger hackje ; 

 wings, the palest part of a hen pheasant's wing 

 feather. 



The above being what are usually termed flat- 

 wings, should be dressed as in the old method, z>., 

 wings last, so as to resemble the naturals. 



The PerlidcB Order ranks next. Some of these it is 

 best not to wing at all ; the dun hackle from the 

 knobs of wings of various birds forming an excellent 

 substitute for legs and wings when carefully wound 

 on like an ordinary hackle. 



(Stone fly). Body, dark-coloured fur, spun with 



