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Legs — A furnace hackle. Wings — Hen blackbird or dark starling's 

 wing. Hook — No. 12 or 13. 



No. 32* Cinnamon-Fly. — Body — Fawn-colored floss silk. Wings 

 — American robbin's, or better the long-tailed thrush, buzzy. Grouse 

 feather, or red hackle stained brown with copperas, on above body. 

 Hook— No. 10. 



No. 33. Blue-Bottle. — Bright blue floss silk; tied on with light- 

 brown silk, showing the brown at the head. Wings — Starling's wing 

 feather. Legs — Black hackle wound on slightly from tail. Hook — 

 No. 6. 



No. 34. Willow-Fly. — Body — Mole's fu% or blue mouse. Wings 

 — A dark dun cock's hackle, strongly tingec a copper color. Hook — 

 No. 8. ' 



These are the best flies used in England. They are derived from 

 " Ronald's Fly-fishers' Entomology," with colored plates ; a very ex- 

 cellent work. The only variation I have made has been to substitute 

 the feather of an American bird whenever I knew any suitable. Un- 

 fortunately this is not the season for palmers or caterpillars ; and, not 

 having the insect or patterns, I am unable to give as many as I could 

 wish, as they are excellent trout-killers, especially after a flood. 



PALMERS. 



No. 1. The Red Palmer. — Body — Peacock's harl, with red cock's 

 hackle wound over it, tied with dark-brown floss silk ; two hooks are 

 used, vide plate of flies (Ronald's). 



No. 2. Brown Palmer. — Mulberry-colored worsted spun on brown 

 silk, brown cock's hackle wound over it (Ronald's), 



No. 3. Black Palmer. — Black ostrich harl, ribbed with gold twist, 

 red cock's hackle wound over it (Ronald's). 



No. 4. Yellow Palmer. — Pale straw-colored worsted, wound on 

 same-colored silk. Pale straw-tinted cock hackle over body. 



No. 5. Green Palmer. — Peargreen worsted on green silk body, 

 hackle steeped in onion dye. 



No. ft. Fawn-colored Palmer. — Fawn-colored worsted on pale- 

 red silk body. Fawnish-red hackle wound over body. 



