HACKLES. 79 



No. 26. Is a hen feather, duller of fibre, 



but nearly the same colour. 



No. 27. Is a fine glassy light Andalusian 



cock of good quality. 



Nos. 28-29. Are " rusty " blues, that is : when 



held up to the light they have a 

 distinct brownish red tinge, especially 

 at the tips. 



Nos. 30-31-32. Are very much sought after ; they 



are honey duns of three shades, 

 being the colour of rather dark 

 old honey along the quills, and 

 new honey at the tips of the 

 fibres. 

 The merlin or blue hawk back, provides excellent 



pale blue, much sought after by 



No. 33. grayling fishers ; the heron and the 



tern or sea-swallow also yield some- 

 what similar feathers. 



No. 34. The coot provides some very good 



hackles on the back, the wings, 

 and also under the wings. 

 The various snipe, sand pipers, stints, dunlins, 



and other shore birds give feathers 



No. 35. of this type, though one of the 



best is under the wing of the 

 jack-snipe. 



No. 36. The starling's underwing provides 



this feather, which is often palmed 

 off as a dotteril for hackles of that ilk. 



