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39TH. DARK DRAKE (dark watchet)^ Length, near or 

 about three-eighths ; whisks, three-eighths ; wings, three- 

 eighths, which are of a dark plum hue, crossed into squares 

 with dark lines. Body, dark and rather shiny, of a dim 

 transparency, like the dark rind of a plum upon the orange 

 piilp ; dim yellow patches like epaulettes, at the shoulders, 

 and a dark spot on each joint along the sides. The fore- 

 legs of some very long, and of a dark ale dim transparency; 

 whisks the same ; eyes dark and cockling. She commences 

 hatching the latter part of this month, and afterwards 

 becomes numerous, with variations, to near the end of the 

 season. She is a celebrated fly, of the first order of aquatics 

 the "dark watchet" or "water-hen and orange" of the 

 craft. 



Orange silk, and water-hen or water-rail's breast feather, 

 or from under the wing. 



40TH. DARK RED DRAKE. Size of the dark drake. 

 Wings, clear, with red sparklings ; shoulders shew the 

 yellow epaulettes ; the dark parts almost black ; back a 

 reddish brown, dark at each joint, which shew most along 

 the sides ; belly, light brown, lightest at each joint ; legs, 

 a red brown ale transparency the fore ones of some the 

 longest ; eyes, cockling or cased. Are out in the day-time 

 and evenings. 



Body, orange silk, and red cock's hackle for wings and 

 legs. 



41ST. PLOVER DUN. Full length, from three-eighths 

 to half an inch ; length, better than a quarter to three- 

 eighths. Top wings downy, of a rusty brown ground, with 

 light freckles on the upper edges, and gilded reflections in 



(24) I can fully indorse the author's statement that the hackle fly known to the 

 majority of Yorkshire anglers as " Waterhen and Orange," is a great killer through- 

 out the whole of the year in cold dull weather, but believe that the reason may be 

 found in the fact that it forms a good general imitation of the many shades of the 

 " Iron Blue Dun," which may be found on the water from the time that the latter 

 fly comes into season until the back end of the year. 



