7 THE CLASSES. 



but are most observable after casting their skins. Some 

 species, like the Green Drake, hatch their main body in 

 two or three weeks, and soon after disappear for the sea- 

 son ; others, like the iron blue, continue hatching succes- 

 sively through it. They are a delicate and beautiful class 

 of flies, of various sizes, colors and shades abounding in 

 all their varieties in vast numbers, in the streams of Ripon, 

 and are general favorites with fish. The class contains the 

 following species : 



Blue Drake (Blue Dun) . , Page 17 



Orange 18 



Brown (March Brown) .... 22 



Amber 23 



Iron Blue 33 



Pearl 33 



Spiral Brown (Checkwing) ... 34 



Red (erroneously Great Red Spinner) . 35 



Little Dark 36 



Little Red . . . . . . 36 



Red Brown 37 



Dark Amber 38 



Dark (Dark Watchet) ... 39 



Dark Red 39 



Light (Light Watchet) ... 44 



Light Red 45 



Black .50 



Black Red 50 



Green 51 



Grey 55 



White 56 



Vermillion 62 



Spotted Whisk 70 



Coral-eyed . . . . . . 71 



Pale Blue -72 



3RD. DUNS. The red dim is the largest of the dun 

 tribes, and the representative of this class ; the least 

 freckled dun is the smallest mentioned here. They have 

 two long feelers, small heads, short necks, and small jumped- 

 up shoulders ; their bodies consist of eight or nine joints, 

 are rather longer than the head and shoulders, and a little 



