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Page 65
... wings and feet of flies are almost al- ways made of feathers - the bodies of fur , mohair , silk , wool , & c .; and the fly - dresser cannot be too particular in the quality and colour of those mate- rials . The most general feather for ...
... wings and feet of flies are almost al- ways made of feathers - the bodies of fur , mohair , silk , wool , & c .; and the fly - dresser cannot be too particular in the quality and colour of those mate- rials . The most general feather for ...
Page 72
... feather , generally from that of the wing of a small bird , the most common one being the starling . These fibres are generally taken from that side of the feather lying on the inner part of the wing . They are longer , of a lighter ...
... feather , generally from that of the wing of a small bird , the most common one being the starling . These fibres are generally taken from that side of the feather lying on the inner part of the wing . They are longer , of a lighter ...
Page 77
... FEATHER PUT ON . 77 standing , in order to show how they are to be remedied . Here is a complete fly , with wings , body , tail , and hackle for legs wound under the wings , and just before them . You see here the hackle - feather whip ...
... FEATHER PUT ON . 77 standing , in order to show how they are to be remedied . Here is a complete fly , with wings , body , tail , and hackle for legs wound under the wings , and just before them . You see here the hackle - feather whip ...
Page 85
... plumes of that bird , dyed variously . Peacock harls , or single fibres of its largest feathers , are still more common for the bodies of flies . The wings of small flies are made of the wing - feathers of the starling , lark , landrail ...
... plumes of that bird , dyed variously . Peacock harls , or single fibres of its largest feathers , are still more common for the bodies of flies . The wings of small flies are made of the wing - feathers of the starling , lark , landrail ...
Page 93
... wing- feather ; legs , dark dun hackle ; tail , two fibres of a dark grizzled hackle . Hook , No. 9 . No. 2. Olive fly . - Body of dark olive mohair ; wings , a starling's wing - feather , to stand upright ; tail , two whisks of a ...
... wing- feather ; legs , dark dun hackle ; tail , two fibres of a dark grizzled hackle . Hook , No. 9 . No. 2. Olive fly . - Body of dark olive mohair ; wings , a starling's wing - feather , to stand upright ; tail , two whisks of a ...
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