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them down, and put enough turns of the 

 tying silk round the shank of the hook to 

 keep them in the position shown in the 

 illustration of the imitation. 



The wings are made from the quill 

 feathers of the woodcock, laid flat on the 

 body one over the other, as described in 

 the directions for tying Perlidse, which 

 have their wings lying one over the other. 

 The head must be made large, and the 

 whole fly when finished appear as shown 

 in the illustration. 



When used, this fly should be allowed to 

 sink. The depth to which it must sink 

 varying according to circumstances, and 

 then drawn through the water in little 

 jerks. Each of these movements through 

 the water causes the legs, which stand out 

 on each side of the body, to bend back ; 

 but at the end of the jerk, when the fly 

 is momentarily stationary, these legs re- 

 sume their original position. Thus the 

 movement of the legs of the natural insect 

 when swimming is accurately imitated. 

 (June 12, 1897.) 



This imitation Corixa has met with a 



