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nel. I found also a fly of my own making 

 to be exceedingly killing — a reddish brown 

 body, with the wings from the pinion of 

 the fieldfare, and a single strip of mallard 

 wing for tail. I did great execution with 

 this in the neighbourhood of Dieppe. 



The very early flies — those that come in 

 during the month of April — are hardly 

 worth the pains bestowed on the imita- 

 tion. I allude more particularly to 

 the beetle-winged flies, — such as the 

 soldier fly and the tab fly. Of the tribe of 

 beetle-winged flies, the fern web, or 

 hazel fly, is the best : they will be found 

 in May and part of June upon the ferns 

 and hazle bushes. 



Of the ephemeral flies, which come 

 in during the month of May, the fol- 

 lowing are adapted for very fine water, 

 which is often the case in Brittany : — 1st, 

 the little brown dun, or spinner; 2nd, the 

 little yellow May fly; and 3rd, the yel- 



