11. LIST OF FLIES. 



After the flies were divided into classes, it became 

 necessary to give an appropriate name to each class, in 

 order to distinguish them. Their names are as fol- 

 lows : 



PAGE. 



1st Class, BROWNS. From the prevailing color, which is 

 brown, more or less mingled with orange and yellow. 

 The Stone fly is the largest of the class, and superior 

 trout fly of the angler's list. There are eleven 

 species, all termed Browns. . . . . . . . . 2 



2nd Class, DRAKES. Named by the flyfishers of yore. 

 The Drakes are the only class that have protective 

 skins when they leave the water, in which they can 

 fly about and cast off at leisure. Casting changes 

 their color, and to appearance doubles their number. 

 There are about sixteen different species, all of the 

 name of Drake. The green, grey, and brown Drakes 

 are the largest types of this class . . . . . . 3 



3rd Class, DUNS, are named from their colors of deep 

 sable hues to the light tinges and shades of an even- 

 ing summer cloud in the setting sun. There are 

 seventeen species, all named Duns, of which the red 

 Dun is the largest species . . . . . . . . 5 



4th Class, SPINNERS, are named from their round shoul- 

 ders, long small bodies, narrow wings, and long legs. 

 There are twelve species, all of the name of Spinners. 

 The type of this class is the Jenny Spinner, or Harry 

 Longlegs 7 



5th Class, HOUSE FLY. Named from their resemblance 

 to the House fly. There are seven species termed 

 Flies 8 



6th Class, BEETLES. Nine species of their common name 9 

 7th ,, ANTS. There are two species of their common 



