. The compleat angler. Fishing. The Compleat Angler. 5. Next, a little dun, the dubbing of a bear's dun whirled upon yellow silk ; the wings, of the grey feather of a mallard. 6. Then a white gnat, with a pale wing, and a black head. 7. There is also in this month, a fly called the peacock fly ; the body made of a whirl of a peacock's feather, with a red head ; and wings of a mallard's feather. 8. We have then another very killing fly, known by the name of the dun-cut ; the dubbing of which is a bear's dun, with a little blue and yellow mixed with it ; a large dun wing, and two horns at the he
. The compleat angler. Fishing. The Compleat Angler. 5. Next, a little dun, the dubbing of a bear's dun whirled upon yellow silk ; the wings, of the grey feather of a mallard. 6. Then a white gnat, with a pale wing, and a black head. 7. There is also in this month, a fly called the peacock fly ; the body made of a whirl of a peacock's feather, with a red head ; and wings of a mallard's feather. 8. We have then another very killing fly, known by the name of the dun-cut ; the dubbing of which is a bear's dun, with a little blue and yellow mixed with it ; a large dun wing, and two horns at the head, made of the hairs of a squirrel's tail. 9. The next, is a cow-lady, a little fly ; the body of a peacock's feather ; the wing, of a red feather, or strips of the red hackle of a cock. 10. We have then, the cow-turd-fly ; the dubbing, light brown and yellow mixed ; the wing, the dark grey feather of a mallard. 327. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687; Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947 ed. London ; New York : John Lane
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