20 LIST OF FLIES. 



eight and one-sixteenth ; length, about the same ; 

 wings, one-eight ; when they come out of the water 

 their colors reflect the ashy blue shades of the heron, 

 which, with their shape, brings that bird to mind ; the 

 wings are very fine and clear, they slant down the sides, 

 similar to the duns, but they are rounded on the top 

 edges, and, when looked down upon, appear of a fine 

 rich blue color; thighs, a pale, dim, yellow transparency, 

 darkening to the feet; their shoulders are round; 

 body, small, and legs, long ; with a small brush at 

 the nose. As the season advances they become yellower ; 

 they come out of the water in great numbers this 

 month and next, and may be found under stones close 

 by its side, and on spider webs. They are good for old 

 smelt. 



Dressed very fine, with small, pale yellow silk ; wings, 

 from the blue feather of a kingfisher, or blue titmouse ; 

 legs, pale yellow mohair. 



13TH. ROYAL CHARLIE. Full length, about half 

 an inch; length a quarter to a quarter and one-sixteenth; 

 wings, three-eights, which, when closed, are of a light 

 ashy ground, broken and crossed into checker work, with 

 dark veins, the under sides glossy, dark, and woody ; 

 when held to the light, the ground is clear ; the dark 

 veins of the top one's are back shaded with darker, and 

 there are faint cloudy patches of the same hue ; shoul- 

 ders, head, and body dark brown, and shiny, which in 

 the females become more or less orange ; thighs and 

 legs, a tortoise shell mixture of light orange and dark 

 brown ; the dark at the joints. Hatches in good num- 

 bers this month, and is an excellent day fly into May. 



