MARCH. 19 



the blue drake, but more smart and slim in its appearance, 

 and altogether of an orange color ; tinged dusk on the top 

 of the head, shoulders, and down the back ; wings, clear 

 and sparkling, with orange reflections. 



Body, orange or yellow silk, with orange or golden tinged 

 cock's hackle, for wings and legs. 



10TH. GOLDEN LEGG'D BEETLE.' Full length, about 

 a quarter ; outsides all black and shiny ; legs, a barley 

 sugar color and transparency, which, in some, sparkle in 

 the sun with brilliant glistening^ of pale gold ; the under 

 wings are soft, fine, and transparent, tinged with the color 

 of the legs. They are bred in the water, and come out the 

 beginning of this month, and take wing on fine days 

 through the season. They may be found under loose stones 

 by the water sides. 



Wings, from the gilded feather in the magpie's tail; 

 body, a strand or two of the same ; legged with a few fibres 

 of honey or gold colored mohair. 



HTH. TORTOISE SHELL BEETLE. Full length, about a 

 quarter ; top wings, brown, with four marks or spots of a 

 lighter shade, and, when looked through to the light resemble 

 the lights and darks of tortoise shell ; body, dark brown ; 

 thighs, an amber or dull ale colored transparency, darken- 

 ing to the feet. They are bred in the water, and may be 

 found with the preceding beetle to the end of the season, but 



siderable difficulty ; the dressing given above by the author certainly comes nearer 

 the mark than the feathers of mallard, inside of jay's wing, brown owl, etc., recom- 

 mended by other writers, but I do not agree with his views respecting the body of 

 the fly, which should be made very thin and slender, with ruddy brown silk, ribbed 

 with fine gold wire ; the spinners vary in colour and size quite as much as the duns, 

 consequently a good supply of the various shades should always be at hand in case 

 of emergency. 



(7) These two, the " Golden-legged Beetle," and the " Tortoise Shell Beetle," 

 are probably analogous with the " Peacock Fly " of Ronalds, and the "Little Chap " 

 mentioned by Mr. Aldam, also the fancy Derbyshire fly known as the "Bumble," all 

 of which are first-rate flies for grayling during the autumn months. 



