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at night, is taken a fly, called the OWL-FLY (/) : the 

 dubbing, of a white weasel's tail ; and a white-grey 

 wing. 



2. We have then another dun, called the BARM- 

 FLY, from its yeasty colour. The dubbing, of the 

 fur of a yellow-dun cat ; and a grey wing, of a mal- 

 lard's feather. 



3. We have also a HACKLE ; with a purple body, 

 whipt about with a red capon's feather. 



4. As also a GOLD-TWIST HACKLE : with a purple 

 body, whipt about with a red capon's feather. 



5. To these we have, this month, a FLESH-FLY. 

 The dubbing of a black spaniel's fur, and blue wool, 

 mixed ; and a grey wing. 



6. Also another little FLESH-FLY. The body made 

 of the whirl of a peacock's feather ; and the wings, of 

 the grey feather of a drake, 



7. We have, then, the PEACOCK-FLY. The body 

 and wing, both, made of the feather of that bird. 



8. There is also the flying-ant, or ANT-FLY. The 

 dubbing, of brown and red camlet mixed ; with a 

 light-grey wing. 



9. We have likewise a BROWNGNAT; with a very 

 slender body, of brown and violet camlet well mixed ; 

 and a light-grey wing. 



10. And another little BLACK GNAT (m). The 

 dubbing, of black mohair ; and a white grey wing. 



11. As also a GREEN-GRASSHOPPER . The dub- 

 bing, of green and yellow wool mixed, ribbed over 

 with green silk -, and a red capon's feather over all. 



VARIATIONS. 



(/) WHITE MILLER, or OWL-FLY. The body, of white ostrich 

 herl, white hackle, and silver-twist, if you please; wing of the white 

 feather of a tame duck. 



Taken from tun-set till ten at nigbt % and from two to four in tit 

 morning. 



(OT) BLACK GNAT. The body extremely small, of black mohair, 

 spaniel's [fur] or ostrich feather; wing, of the lightest part of a starling 

 or mallard's feather. 



A very K**gfy in an cv*nia& after a skoiver^ in rapid rivers; as in Der- 

 byshire or Wales. 



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