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year. The blue-dun comes on in the middle of 

 the day in this month, and is imitated by dun- 

 hackles for wings and legs, and an olive dubbing 

 for body. In mild weather, in morning and 

 evening in this month, and through April, the 

 green-tail, or grannom, comes on in great 

 quantities, and is well imitated by a hen phea- 

 sant's wing-feather, a gray or red hackle for 

 legs, and a dark peacock's herl, or dark hare's 

 ear fur, for body. The same kind of fly, of a 

 larger size, with paler wings, kills well in the 

 evening through May and June. The imita- 

 tion of a water insect called the spider-fly, 

 with a lead-coloured body and woodcock's 

 wings, is a killing bait towards the end of April 

 and the beginning of May. A dark fly, imi- 

 tated by a dark- shaded pheasant's wing, black 

 hackle for legs, and a peacock's herl, ribbed 

 with red silk, for the body, is greedily taken in 

 May and June. At this season, and in July, 

 imitations of the black and red palmer worms, 

 which we believe are taken for black, or brown, 

 or red beetles, or cockchafers, kill well ; and, in 

 dark weather, there are usually very light duns 

 on the water. In August, imitations of the 

 house-fly and blue-bottle, and the red and black 

 ant-fly, are taken, and are particularly killing 

 after floods in autumn, when great quantities 

 of the fly are destroyed and washed down the 



