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flybox. The cast off skin was very thin and nearly color- 

 less, except when dried it looked white. 



Checkwing. Out and hatching. Took several from under 

 stones, as if just hatched. 



Black drake. Nearly same as first ; length only a quarter. 



Black dun. Hatching. 



Needle brown, little freckled dun. Out and hatching ; 

 numerous all day. 



Early dun. Hatching and out. Full length three-eighths. 

 Light patch on the top edge of the wings. 



Spinner. In great numbers by the water sides and in the 

 fields, all day, in their best perfection of size and summer 

 beauty ; of azure tints and rich transparencies. 



Red ant fly. On the water; full length, a quarter. 



Black and yellow spinner. Out until evening. 



Orange brown. Out until evening. 



Dark drake (watchet). Hatching freely and for some 

 time back. 



Light drake, black drake. Hatching in the middle hours 

 of the day. 



Light pied duns. Out in the evenings. 



Little red drake, dark red drake. Out in the evenings. 



TENTH. 



Blue drake, iron blue drake, pearl drake, little red drake, 

 and needle brown. Great numbers of these flies struggling 

 alive in spider webs and on posts and rails, by the water 

 sides, at three p.m. 



Blue spinner or gnat. Hatching in great numbers ; several 

 on the under side of a single stone, taken up by the hand 

 from the edge of the water, when they had just come out. 



FIFTEENTH. 



Pied duns. Numbers out in the evening. 



