iv. LIST OF FLIES. 



MARCH. 



CLASS NAMES. DISTRICT NAMES. PAGE. 



7th, Early DUN 17 



8th, Blue DRAKE .. " Blue Dun" .. .. 17 



9th, Orange DRAKE . . " Red Spinner." The Blue and 

 Orange Drake are one and the same fly ; the Blue 

 Drake casts her skin and becomes the Orange Drake ; 

 casting her skin changes her color, but it does 

 not transform her shape she is a drake fly both 

 before and after casting. Nature seems to have fitted 

 out the Blue Drake with three coats. When she is not 

 dismayed by cold days, she casts one by one early in 

 spring, and strips into buff towards summer, a rich 

 lemon color. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 



10th, Golden-legged BEETLE 19 



llth, Tortoise Shell BEETLE .. 19 



12th, Heron SPINNER .. 19 



13th, Royal Charley BROWN .. 20 



14th, Cow Dung FLY .. "Lion Fly".. .. 21 



15th, Brown DRAKE .. " March Brown," " Dun Drake," 



in Wales the " Cob Fly" 22 



16th, Amber DRAKE .. " Great Red Spinner;" "Spin- 

 ner" is misapplied to any of the Drake class . . 22 

 17th, Light BROWN . . " Outside of Woodcock's wing ". . 23 

 18th, Black FLY .. .. "Midge" .. .. 23 



APRIL. 



19th, Mottled BROWN .. .. .. ..25 



20th, House FLY .. .. 25 



21st, Blue Bottle FLY .. " Flesh Fly" .. 26 



22nd, Grannam DUN .. " Green Tail" .. 27 



23rd, SPINNER .. (i Jenny Spinner," " Harry Longlegs" 28 

 24th, Stone Fly BROWN .. " Stone Fly," "May Fly" in 



the Northern Counties .. 29 



