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ings slight. Head, shoulders, body, feelers, and legs, a dim 

 yellow some have three whisks, and a little darker, and 

 some a shade darker generally. 



From their varying in sizes and shade there may be two 

 species of this beautiful little drake. They begin to hatch 

 early this month, and may be seen nearly through the sea- 

 son. They cast their skins and become a light red drake. 



Blue-dun feathers from a tern or sea swallow, for wings ; 

 body, yellow or straw colored silk ; with a few fibres of 

 amber fur, from the squirrel, at the breast. 



48TH. LIGHT EED DRAKE. About the size of the light 

 drake. Wings exceedingly slight and colorless, scarcely 

 visible but for their slight red sparklings ; body light red 

 or amber, a shade darker on the back ; legs and whisks a 

 light dim red ; eyes cockling. Are out in the daytime and 

 evenings. 



Fine small red cock's-hackle for wings and legs ; amber 

 silk for body. 



49TH. FCETED DUN. 30 -Full length, better than half an 

 inch ; length, three-eighths ; feelers, three-eighths ; wings 

 near half an inch, slightly downed, and of a darkish ches- 

 nut brown tinge and transparency, veined, and slightly 

 freckled with sparklings of gold in the sun. Head, shoul- 

 ders, back, and belly, a dark leady dun, with light coppery 

 side lines ; legs coppery, with its tarnish of blue when 

 taken has a singular smell. 



They commence hatching the latter end of April, and 

 continue through June, increasing to great numbers \ and 

 may be seen after sunset sporting by the water sides fly- 

 ing among the willows, and running along the battlements 

 of bridges. 



Wings from the landrail or the light chesnut feather from 



(30) " Foetid Brown " of Francis, but as that authority remarks, does not bear 

 any very high reputation among anglers. 



