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trunks of trees or on posts near the water. It is car- 

 ried on the water by the wind, and is consequently 

 used with most success on windy days, like the cow- 

 dung. 



Imitation. 



Body. Orange floss silk or mohair, ribbed with 

 black silk. 



Wings. The darkest part of the wing-feather of 

 a curlew. 



Legs. A furnace, or red and black hackle. 



No. 19. THE TURKEY BROWN. 



This ephemera is common to most of the waters 

 of New York, and is found on nearly all the Long 

 Island ponds, where it is eagerly taken by the trout. 

 It appears about the middle of April, and changes 

 to a little dark spinner, which is a most killing fly 

 just before dusk. 



Imitation. 



Body. Brown mohair ribbed with purple silk. 

 The female is of a greenish brown. 



Tail. Two fibres of the same feather as the wings-. 



Wings. Of the brown mottled feather from the 

 back of a ruffed grouse. 



Legs. A red-brown hackle. 



No. 20. THE LITTLE DARK SPINNER. 



This is the perfect, or Imago, state of the turkey 

 brown (No. 19) just described. It is as fragile as it 



