64 LIST OF FLIES. 



27. LITTLE IRON BLUE This fly comes 

 on early in May, and continues till the 

 middle of June ; it is found in great num- 

 bers on cold windy days. It kills best 

 from eleven o'clock to five. The wings are 

 upright, and should be made of a feather 

 from under a cormorant's wing, or from 

 the tail of a torn-tit ; the body of pale blue 

 fur, wrapped with purple silk. 



28. GRAVEL OR SPIDER FLY. This ap- 

 pears in the middle of April, and continues 

 about a fortnight. It is a very delicate fly, 

 and is not often seen on cold days ; but it is 

 found to kill best then. The wings are 

 made of the feather from a woodcock's 

 wing, the body of lead-coloured silk, with 

 a black cock's hackle wrapped under the 

 wings. 



29. GRANAM, OR GREEN TAIL. This 

 appears about the same time as the Gravel 

 Fly, and continues on about a week. The 



