BEETLES. 73 



among other things which I could not dis- 

 tinguish, two small brown-backed Beetles. I 

 immediately put on a Beetle, and produced 

 the only basket of fish killed that day on the 

 river. The same thing occurred once at Fair- 

 ford, near Cirencester ; and I now look upon a 

 Beetle, during the whole season, as command- 

 ing success when the fly will fail, supposing 

 the fish to be rising at all ; for the mystery of 

 inducing them to sport against their inclination 

 must for ever remain a sealed book. 



In the succeeding Plate I have only given 

 two specimens; although there is a great 

 variety which may be sometimes practised 

 with success; colour of the material for the 

 back (intended to represent the cases under 

 which the wings are folded) being the principal 

 difference. 



Some of these, for instance, may be made 

 with the bright green strands of the peacock's 

 tail ; some with the red feathers of the golden 

 pheasant ; others with copper colour, and 

 others with black. This last may have either 

 a peacock- or garnet-coloured body. 



