THE FOUR-WINGED BROWN FLY. 49 



Ant flies . . . 11.&12. 



Pale blue - 9. 



\Villowflyandcoch-y-bondy - - 9. or 10. 



General flies - S. or 9. 



Sewin flies - - 5. 



To frame the little animal, provide 

 All the gay hues that wait on female pride : 

 Let Nature guide thee. Sometimes golden wire 

 The glittering bellies of the flies require ; 

 The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, 

 Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail : 

 Each gaudy bird some slender tribute brings, 

 And lends the glowing insect proper wings ; 

 Silk of all colours must their aid impart, 

 And every fur promote the fisher's art. 



GAY'S Rural Sports. 



THE FOUR-WINGED BROWN, SOMETIMES CALLED 

 THE RED FLY, PEACOCK FLY, DARK BROWN, 

 DARK CLARET, ETC. 



SEASON. February, March, and to the middle of April. 



Description of the natural fly. This is the first 

 insect that appears upon the water : in an open 

 season we have seen it as early as January 23d. 

 Its four wings, lying flat on the back, one over the 

 other, appear, when open, of a light dun, much 

 veined, and are somewhat longer than the body ; 



