SEPTEMBER. 85 



dark red brown, brightening to amber at the end of the 

 body. 



TENTH. 



Orange brown. Hatching and out, laying their eggs on 

 the water, in the daytime. 



Needle brown. Hatching and out, very numerous all the 

 day. 



Dark drake. Hatching and out. Wings a dark red plum 

 hue, much crossed, the small ones conspicuous ; large case 

 eyes ; body, a dark plum hue and orange bottom, with 

 darker marks on the sides ; legs a dim red fleshy trans- 

 parency. 



Little red drake. Out in the daytime, and numerous in 

 the evenings. 



Blue drake. Length, a quarter to near three-eighths ; 

 wings, smoky blue dun ; body, dark brown red, lighter at 

 each joint ; small head ; thickish shoulders ; faint dark 

 spots on the sides. 



Hackled with a small feather from under the wing of 

 judcock, pale amber silk, with hare's ear. 



Checkwing. Hatching. Wings, darkish ; longish fore- 

 legs ; case eyes ; and slanting dark lines on the sides. 



Red drake. Out in the daytime and evenings. Length, 

 about three-eighths ; wings, clear and crossed, with amber 

 glishes ; body, amber ground, touched on the upper parts 

 with Turkey red ; dark slanting lines on the sides, and case 

 eyes. (The checkwing before casting). 



Pearl drake. In groups at ten a.m., flying up and down, 

 and laying their eggs on the water all day. 



Least freckled dun. Very numerous on fine days and 

 sunny evenings, when they may be seen running on walls, 

 bridges, etc., by the water sides. 



Light dun. Hatching and out at seven p.m. 



White-legged dun. Full length, a quarter and a sixteenth. 

 Out in the daytime. 



