28 PRACTICAL FLY-FISHER. 



NO. 50. DAEK BLOA. 



Wings. Feather from the inside of a Swift's or 

 Waterhen's wing. 



Body. Reddish brown silk. 

 Legs and Tail. Brown hackle. 



NO. 51. OEANGE STINGEE. 



Wings. Feather from a Starling's quill. 

 Body. The head of brown, the tail of orange silk, 

 dressed small in the middle. 

 Legs. Furnace hackle. 



This, though apparently a scarce insect, is greedily taken by both 



Trout and Grayling, from the middle of August to the end of Septem- 

 ber. 



NO. 52. GEEY GEANNOM. 



Wings. Dark gray feather from a night Hawk, or 

 Brown Owl. 



Body. Eed Squirrel's fur, ribbed with fawn coloured 

 silk. 



Legs. Ginger hackle. 



This fly is of the same class as No. 48 and 20 ; having dark green 

 eggs attached to it about the 12th of August ; it continues long in sea- 

 son, but grows darker coloured as the cold weather advances. 



NO. 53. NANKEEN SPINNEE. 



Wings. Light Starling's quill feather. 

 B t gdy. Nankeen, or Fawn coloured silk. 

 Legs. Honey dun hackle. 

 Tail. Three long strands of the same. 



A beautiful Eed Spinner of the same size is in season at the same 

 time. They are two excellent flies, on fine evenings, about the middle 

 of August. 



