Chapter XII. 



FEATHERS FOR FLIES' WINGS. 



Plate 12. 



Figs. 12-13-14. Are Jay feathers, fine and trans- 

 parent in the fibre, and very good in 



colour — the cinnamon for Sedges and the grey for 



EphemeridcB. 



Fig. 15. Is from the wing of a French 



partridge, and very useful for Sedges. 

 Easy to work. 



Figs. 16-17 Tail feathers from a partridge, good 



in colour but long in the fibre, and 



very apt to break up rather badly. 



Fig. 18. Partridge wing ; fine in colour and 



easy to work, just right for a Grass 

 Moth or a small Sedge. 



Fig. 19. A quail wing feather, used whole 



to imitate the big sedge. " Grandis " 



Figs. 20-21-22. Grouse feathers. There are also 



several other shades on a grouse, 



equally good and useful, both in colour and texture. 



Figs. 23-24. Woodcock wing feathers ; probably 



about the easiest to manipulate as 



wings, and useful in quite a number of flies, e.g. Oak 



Fly, Sedges, etc. 



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