Diptera (gnat).
Hook 0.
Wings.—Hackled with a black Cock’s hackle or a blue black feather from an adult Starling’s neck.
Body.—Purple silk, No. 8, dubbed sparingly with Magpie herl.
Head.—Purple silk.
March and early April.
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No. 5.
Dark Snipe or Snipe and Purple.