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AMERICAN FISHES. 



No. 2. Eed Spinner. — Body — Brown silk, ribbed with fine gold 

 twist ; British officers' epaulet size. Tail — Two whisks red cock hackle. 

 Wings — Wood-drake's feather, as above. Hook — No. 6. 



No. 3. Great Dark Drone. — Body — Mole fur, or black ostrich 

 wound round. Legs and wings — Blue dun hackle. Hook — No. 5. 



No. 4. Cow-dung Fly. — Yellow mohair, or camlet, mixed with little 

 dingy brown fur of bear left rough, spun on light-brown silk. Wings 

 Landrail wing. Leys — Ginger-colored hackle. Hook — No. 7. 



No. 5. Peacock-Fly. — Body — Brown peacock's harl, dressed with 

 mulberry-colored silk. Wings — darkest part of starling's wing feather. 

 , Hackle — Dark purple (stained), appearing black, but when held up to 

 the light of a dark tortoi-se-shell color. Hook- — No. 9. 



No. 6. March Brown. — Body — Fur from English hare's face, ribbed 

 with orange silk tied with brown. Tail — Two strands of English par- 

 tridge tail. Legs — Feather (tied on hackle fashion only close under 

 wings) from back of English partridge. Wings — Under part hen 

 pheasant's wing. Hook — No* 6. 



No. 7. Sand-Fly. — Sandy-colored fur from English hare's neck spun 

 on same colored silk. Wings — Landrail made full. Legs — Light- 

 ginger from hen's neck. Hook — No. 7. 



No. 8. — Stone-Fly. — Body — Hare's ear, mixed with yellow mohair, 

 ribbed over with yellow silk, and showing most yellow toward tail. 

 Tail— Two strands mottled English partridge tail. Wings same as 

 March Brown. Legs — Hackle, stained greenish-brown. Horns — Two 

 rabbit's whiskers. Hook — No. 11. 



No. 9. Raccoon-Fly. — Body — raccoon's fur (belly),wound round yel- 

 low silk. Wings and legs — Landrail's wing, buzzy. Hook — No. 13. 



No. 10. Gravel-Bed. — Body — Lead-colored silk, wound on very 

 fine wing — under side of woodcock's wing. Legs — Blackcock's hackle, 

 rather long, wound on only twice round the shoulders. Hook — No. 

 11. 



No. 1 1. Yellow Dun. — Body — Yellow mohair, mixed with blue fur 

 of mouse, or yellow silk, well waxed, to give it an olive tint. Wings 

 —Lightest part of the starling's wing. Legs — Light-yellow dun hackle. 

 Hook — No. 6. 



