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No. 12. Little Yellow Mat Dun. — Body — Pale-ginger fur from 

 back of hare-'s ear, ribbed with yellow silk. Tail — Two whisks from 

 dun hackle. Wings — Mottled wood-drake, olive tint. Legs — Light 

 dun hackle, yellowish stain. Hook — No. 7. 



No. 13. Black-Gnat. — Body — Black ostrich harl. Wings — Dark 

 part of starling. Legs — Black hackle. Hook — No. 12 or 13. 



No. 14. Oak Fly. — Orange floss silk, tied on with ash-colored silk, 

 showing at the tail and shoulders. Wings — Outside woodcock's wing. 

 Legs — A furnace hackle, i. «., red cock's hackle, with a black list up 

 the middle, and black tinge at the extremities of the fibres. This 

 hackle must be warped all down the body at regular distances, and the 

 fibres snipped off till close up to wings, leaving enough for legs. Hook 

 No. 4 or 5. 



No. 15. Turkey Brown. — Body — Dark-brown floss silk, ribbed 

 with purple silk. Wings and legs — Buzzy ; dark-grain hackle. 

 Hook— No. 7. . 



No. 16. Little Dark' Spinner. — Body — Mulberry- colored floss 

 silk, ribbed over with purple silk. Tail — Two strands of hackle for 

 legs. Wings — Starling wing feather. Ze0>s— Stained tortoise-shell 

 purple-tinted hackle. Hook — No. 7. 



No. 17. G-rannom, or Green-Tail. — Raccoon's belly wrapped on 

 brown silk ; green tag at end of tail to represent egg-bag. Wir^s 

 very full, from partridge wing. Legs — Pale-ginger hen's hackle. 

 Hook— No. 12. 



No. 18. The Soldier or Fern-Fly. — Body — Blood orange floss 

 silk. Wings — Darkest part of starling. Legs — Red cock hackle, or 

 made-huzzy with furnace-hackle on above body. Hook — No. 5. 



No. 19. The Sailor Fly. — Body — Dark-blue floss silk. Wings 

 »nd legs same as above. Hook — No. 5. 



No. 20. Alder-Fly. — Body — Peacock's harl, tied with black silk. 

 Wing — Brown hen, or inside of woodcock's wing. Legs — Deep amber- 

 stained hackle, or black May ditto. Hook-^No 4. 



No. 21. Green Drake. — Body — The extremities are of brown pea- 

 cock's harl ; middle of pale straw-colored floss silk, ribbed with silver 

 twist. Tail — Three rabbit's whiskers. Wings and legs buzzy. Wood- 



