LAND FLIES. 157 



(The Cowdung fly). To be dressed or tied on 

 with pale dun orange-coloured silk ; body, yellow 

 lamb's wool, mixed with a little green mohair ; wings, 

 from a landrail's wing feather ; legs, pale dull ginger- 

 coloured hackle. 



(Oak fly, or Down-looker). Body, pale orange floss 

 silk, tied on with pale lead-coloured silk ; wings from 

 the wood-lark's wing feather ; legs, a furnace hackle. 



(Marlow Buzz, Coch-y-bondu, of Wales). Body, 

 peacock herl, hackle with bright furnace feather. The 

 red tag (fancy fly) is formed by the simple addition 

 of a red tag, or tuft of wool or feather at the tail. 



(Brown Palmer, Bracken's Clock). Body, black 

 ostrich herl, ribbed with round gold twist, hackled 

 with red cock's hackle stained. 



(Blue Bottle, or Beef Eater). Body, light blue floss 

 silk, ribbed over with black ostrich herl and silver 

 twist, tied on with brown silk ; wings, from an old 

 starling's wing feather ; legs, a black hackle. 



(Wrentail). Body, amber-coloured floss silk, or 

 ginger-coloured fur from a hare's neck, ribbed with 

 gold twist ; legs and wings made buzz from a wren's 

 tail feather. 



(Red Ant). To be tied or dressed with orange- 

 coloured silk, which may be shown at the tail ; body, 

 copper-coloured peacock's herl ; legs, a red cock's 

 hackle ; wings, from a redwing's feather. 



(Black Ant). To be tied on or dressed with pale 

 dull fawn-coloured silk, which may be shown at the 

 tail ; body, black rabbit's fur, well mixed with copper- 

 coloured mohair ; legs, a dark furnace hackle. 



