48 LIST OF FLIES. 



eighths ; length, near the same ; top wings shiny, and of a 

 darkish bronze or red brown, and dim amber transparency ; 

 head, shoulders, body, and legs, black ; legs notched ; with 

 a thin hair upon them and on the other parts ; under-wings 

 tinged at the shoulders with amber, which shade into a 

 leady bloa to the ends. They have two black feelers, with 

 a tuft at the ends. Are very numerous, flying about in the 

 day-time among the grass and on the hedges, from the 

 middle of this month through June. 



Wings from a red-brown hen, of ambry transparency; 

 body, black floss silk ; with a black hen hackle or black 

 mohair for legs. 



55TH. SOLDIER BEETLE. 32 Full length, various, three- 

 eighths more or less. Color altogether red or amber, of 

 lighter or darker shade, except the ends of the top wings, 

 which are tipped with black, and of a dim amber trans- 

 parency ; under-wings clear, and of a bloa brown trans- 

 parency; veined and clouded with lighter and darker shades ; 

 eyes black. Are numerous among the grass the latter end 

 of this month and into July. 



Wings, a small amber feather with the black top from a 

 cock-pheasant's breast ; body, amber or yellow floss silk ; 

 with a few fibres of orange mohair or hen hackle for legs. 



56TH. OAK FLY (or downlooker)^- Length, better than 

 half an inch ; wings near half an inch, of a light red brown 

 ground and dim transparency ; darkest on the outer edges, 

 and marked with patches and spots of lighter or darker 



(32) " Fern Fly " of Ronalds and Francis, best imitated by a hackle fly dressed 

 with a starling's dark feather, with a red cock's hackle wound over that, upon a body 

 of orange floss silk, care should be taken in making this fly as small as possible, as 

 the imitation is generally far too large. 



(33) Generally known as the " Downlooker," from its habit of veering round 

 head downwards whatever position it may be placed in. It is generally fished 

 natural. Mr. Francis states that it is a great favourite on the Tweed, but I have 

 never had any remarkable success with the imitation of it. 



