76 LIST OF FLIES. 



86TH. CORAL- EYED DRAKE. Length, near three- 

 eighths ; wings, the same, of a fine slaty bio tinge ; 

 legs, whisks, shoulders, and body, a dim amber ground 

 and transparency ; touched with brown or darkish coral 

 red, on the top of the shoulders and down the back ; 

 eyes, round and cockling, like two little coral shot 

 corns. Hatches in good numbers the latter part of 

 this month, and continues through the next. After 

 casting her skin she is a very neat and cockish fly. 

 Her wings are clear, sparkling with red tinges ; large 

 eyes, cockling, round, and red ; shoulders, body, and 

 legs, light amber ground ; top of shoulders and down 

 the back, a darkish coral red ; two or three longish 

 whisks. Their creepers are numerous, and may be 

 found under stones just within the water's edge. They 

 shew the dark wings through their thin skins, which, 

 when cast off, appear almost colorless, and dry white. 



Hackled, for wings in the first state, with a light 

 blue bio or blue dun feather from the water -rail or sea 

 swallow ; pale amber silk for body, headed with a round 

 of the red part of a small strand in the eye of a pea- 

 cock's feather ; legged with a few fibres of squirrel's 

 fur or mohair. Second state : winged and legged with 

 a fine amber cock's-hackle. 



8?TH. PALE BLUE DRAKE. Length, about a 

 quarter; wings, the same; altogether of a light dull 

 pale blue color. She throws off her swat Idlings and 

 shews her glistening wings and blue dun body and legs. 



Hackled in her first state, with a light blue dun fea- 

 ther from the tern ; and light ashy blue silk for body. 

 Second state: light blue cock's-hackle for wings and legs. 



