FLIES FOR APRIL. " 87 



Wings and Legs are best imitated by making 

 them buzz, for which purpose the hghtest dun 

 hackle that can be procured should be used. 

 Hook, Xo. 0, short. 



Ko. 18. THE HAWTHOEN FLY. 



This fly may be seen about the last week in 

 April, when the air is warm, sporting up and 

 down by the sides of hedges, and may then be 

 used. There are three very common species, 

 one of the size represented, another much larger, 

 and another much smaller. The female of each 

 has dark wings, and opaque ; whereas those of 

 the male are black, but transparent. Her head 

 is very much smaller than that of the male, and 

 her body thicker. The male is most abundant. 

 The figure (18) represents him. 



IMITATION. 



Body. Black ostrich herl. 



Wings. A feather of the starling's wing. 



Legs. A black cock's hackle ; or one of the 

 two largest feathers from a peawit's top knot. 

 Hook, No. 2 or 3, long. 



The fly cannot very easily be made buzz, un- 

 less the female is imitated, in which case a black 

 hackle, wound over the above-mentioned black 

 ostrich herl, will answer the purpose ; and the 

 fly so made is sometimes called the Black Palmer, 

 or Black Caterpillar. 



