CHAPTER XII. 



FEATHERS FOR FLIES' WINGS. 



Plate 12. 

 Fig. 



12-13- ^^^ J^-y feathers, fine and transparent in 



14- the fibre, and very good in colour — the cinna- 

 mon for sedges and the grey for Ephemera. 



15. Is from the wing of a French partridge, 



and very useful for sedges. Easy to worl<. 



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



colour but long in the fibre, and very apt to 

 break up rather badly. 



18. Partridge wing ; fine in colour and easy 

 to work, just right for a grass moth or a small 

 sedge. 



19. A quail wing feather, used whole to 

 imitate the big sedge "Grandis." 



20-2 I- Grouse feathers. There are also several 



2 2- other shades on a grouse, equally good and 

 useful, both in colour and texture. 



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. 



