MARCH. 21 



Head, shoulders, and body, orange silk, more or less 

 waxed ; wings, a partridge grey feather from the side of 

 the breast, that are tinged brown ; legged with a freckled 

 hackle from a red or yellow-dun hen. The following 

 artificial fly, called the Royal Charlie, and which named 

 the above, has been proved a good fly in the Laver, 

 where the Royal Charlie is numerous, and may be rep- 

 resents them. Crimson silk, head, shoulders, and 

 body, with a small piece of macaw's scarlet feather 

 at the last joint ; black hackle for legs, and wings from 

 the mottled tail feather of a partridge. 



14iH. Cow DUNG (or lion fly). Full length from 

 three-eights to half an inch ; length, near three-eights ; 

 wings, a quarter to three-eights, which are thin and 

 transparent, of a red brown to an orange tinge, towards 

 the shoulders ; the top of the head, and shoulders re- 

 flect shades of ash brown and orange, with black bris- 

 tle-like hairs on the shoulders ; body, and thighs, 

 appear dusky, in a covering of fine short hair of an 

 orange or gold color ; breast and sides of shoulders 

 hairy, and of the same hue ; the cheeks of some look 

 as if gilded ; eyes, red brown ; legs, a dim orange tran- 

 sparency, set with a few small black hairs. 



Orange silk with gold colored mohair and squirrel's 

 fur, mixed, for body ; wings, from the landrail ; yellow 

 or ambry hen hackle, for legs. 



The cowdung flies are bred on land, and are exceed- 

 ingly numerous, in the fields among the grass, to the 

 end of the season. They are a savage fly, preying 

 upon others ; and from their strong shoulders, black 

 bristly mane, and tawny hide, might be called the lion 



