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But sometimes it is desired to dress them upright, as in style (I. ), (a) and (b), of winging the March Brown (see pp. 129 to 134), and as it is exceedingly difficult to dress these without displacing the fibres and disturbing the continuity of the strips, it is a good plan to tie in first two upright strips of ordinary brown Turkey tail feathers, and then to cover these with the strips of Mallard (see Thunder and Lightning in Plate IX. ). Double Hackles. These are just simply two hackles (prev...iously " doubled ") of different colours, one placed within the other. In winding them round the hook, care should be taken that the stems of both are touching each PREPARING A JAY'S HACKLE 195 other all the time, otherwise the result will be unsightly (see Dreadnought in Plate I. ). Jays Hackles. By these are meant the vivid blue barred covert feathers from the wing of the common European Jay. They are extensively employed for throats, particu- larly in Irish patterns, and sometimes, though not so often, for body hackles.
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