26 LIST OF FLIES. 



and transparent, of a brown tinge ; eyes large and 

 brown, set in a rim of silver ; shoulders, a mixture of 

 dark stone and brown ; body, stone color, which, with 

 the shoulders, are hairy, and reflect in the sun tints of 

 various colors blue, green, etcetera. Thighs and feet 

 dark brown ; legs, a dim ale transparency set with 

 small black hairs. This is a description of a fine one 

 taken in a wood by the Ure side ; they vary in their 

 sizes and colors. They are bred on land, and are out ex- 

 ceedingly numerous, every day from morning 'till night 

 throughout the season, and are well taken by the fishes 

 whenever they come upon the waters. 



Hackled with a blackbird's feather, for wings and 

 legs ; body, brimstone colored silk, with a small portion 

 of fine black hair or fur, worked in. 



21 ST. BLUE BOTTLE (or flesh fly). Full length, half 

 an inch or better; length, three-eights; wings, three - 

 eights, which are clear and glassy, of a darkish blue tinge, 

 a point of light stone or bees' wax color at the setting on 

 of the wings ; head, shoulders, and body, a rich dark 

 glossy blue, with rich reflections, and shifting shades of 

 light blue, etcetera which are thinly set with dark blue 

 or black hairs. Eyes, brown ; nose, cheeks, and chin, 

 a light bees' wax hue, with deep reflections ; legs 

 and breast, blue black, and hairy. During the season 

 they are found of various shades, some, top of shoul- 

 ders and the back, checkered with squares of dim 

 stone, mingled with blue and bright, with moving shades 

 and rich reflections. They are land flies, breeding daily 

 throughout the season, and are out from morning 'till 

 night. They are not much used artificially ; their 



