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class, except the green and grey, before casting their 'skins, 

 are commonly, but erroneously, termed " Duns," and after 

 casting " Spinners." The terms " Dun " and " Spinner " 

 are misapplied ; they and the other class names can only 

 be applied to flies of their own shape and class. In the 

 following list every fly is surnamed after its class ; which 

 distinguishes its shape, and the additional name or names 

 given from color or other peculiarities, distinguishes one 

 species or fly from another, and gives their sizes and colors, 

 as " Red BROWN," " Golden Legged BEETLE," " Sand FLY," 

 <fec., &c. 



FEBRUARY. 



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1st. Needle BROWN ... " Spanish Needle," " Willow Fly." 11 

 2nd, Early BROWN ... " Little Brown," "Winter Brown," 



" Woodcock and Orange." 13 



3rd, Little Early BROWN 13 



4th. Early SPINNER 14 



5th, Gravel SPINNER ... " Spider Fly," " Sand Gnat." ... 14 



6th, Red BROWN ... " Red Fly," " Coch-y-bonddu " of Wales. 15 



MARCH. 



7th, Early DUN 17 



8th, Blue DRAKE " Cocktail." " Blue Dun." " Olive Bloa." 17 

 9th. Orange DRAKE ... "Red Spinner." The Blue and 

 Orange Drake are one and the same fly ; the Blue Drake 

 casts her skin and becomes the Orange Drake ; casting 

 her skin changes her color, but it does not transform 

 her shape she is a drake fly both before and after cast- 

 ing. Nature seems to have fitted out the Blue Drake 

 with three coats. When she is not dismayed by cold 

 days, she casts one by one early in spring, and strips 



into buff towards summer, a rich lemon color 18 



10th, Golden-legged BEETLE 19 



llth, Tortoise Shell BEETLE 19 



