MAY. 47 



darkish chesnut brown tinge and transparency, veined, 

 and slightly freckled with sparklings of gold in the sun. 

 Head, shoulders, back, and belly, a dark leady dun, 

 with light coppery side lines ; legs, coppery, with its 

 tarnish of blue when taken has a singular smell. 



They commence hatching the latter end of April, 

 and continue through June, increasing to great num- 

 bers ; and may be seen after sunset sporting by the 

 water sides flying among the willows, and running 

 along the battlements of bridges. 



Wings from the landrail or the light chesnut feather 

 from the cock-pheasant or the brown owl ; body, cop- 

 per colored silk, tinged with water-rat's blue fur ; with 

 a few fibres of light coppery mohair, or from the 

 hare's ear or squirrel. 



50TH. DARK DUN. Is in appearance altogether 

 a dark dyed fly, almost black. Full length, five- 

 eighths ; wings, better than half an inch, with a horny 

 shine upon them, very veiny and much crossed ; when 

 looked through, shew the dark veins on a dim brown 

 ground. Head, shoulders, legs, and body, dark brown. 



Hatches the beginning of this month, and continues 

 through June ; after hatching flies about the water in 

 good numbers, in the day-time. 



Winged with a dark feather from the moorcock ; 

 brown silk for body ; legged with a dark brown hen 

 hackle. 



51 ST. RED DTJN. Full length, seven-eighths to an 

 inch ; length, half an inch to five-eighths ; wings, three- 

 quarters to seven-eighths ; the top ones above a quarter 

 of an inch across the broadest part. Color altogether 



