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No. 39. The Great Black Ant commonly ap- 

 pears in warm gloomy weather, from the middle 

 of June to the latter end of August. The ant 

 flies are excellent killers from eleven o'clock in 

 the forenoon until six in the evening, and they 

 may be used in still water as well as streams. 

 The wings of this fly are made of the lightest 

 blue feather from under the snipe's wing, or from 

 the torn -tit's tail. Some make them of thistle 

 down - y but its want of durability is a great objec- 

 tion to the use of this material, unless for a fly 

 that remains on the water for a very short time, 

 which is not the case with the ant flies. The 

 body of black ostrich harl, made thick at the tail, 

 and under the butt of the wings, with a reddish 

 brown hackle for legs. 



No. 40. The Great Red Ant resembles the pre- 

 ceding in size and form, appears about the same 

 time, and is to be used during the same hours of 

 the day. The wings are to be made of a light 

 starling's feather ; body in the same manner as 

 described for the black ant, of gold- coloured mo- 



