82 LIST OF FLIES. 



protective skins. After the first she is of a lighter 

 shade, and a smarter fly ; second she is orange ; and 

 the third or last, when in a state of nudity or stripped 

 to the (true) skin, a lemon or straw color. Examined 

 one taken June 5th, at seven p.m. Length, three- 

 eighths ; whisks, three-eighths ; wings, fine and clear, 

 of a faint smoky tinge ; veins, small ; eyes, small and 

 dark, or black. 



Iron blue drake. Took one off a leaf, which cast its 

 skin in the flybox, and became the pearl drake. 



Pearl drake. In small groups, flying up and down, 

 or laying their eggs on the water daily. (The iron 

 blue and her counterpart continue numerous through 

 the month.) 



Little dark drake. Hatching (another variety length, 

 rather above a quarter ; wings, the dark leady hue ; 

 body and legs, a yellowish olive brown.) 



Orange brown. Hatching and out all fine days. 



Light drake. Hatching and out. Length, a quarter, 

 (under the wing of judcock, with lemon colored silk.) 



Freckled dun. Hatching and out in the day time. 



Little freckled dun. Hatching very numerous, and 

 out in the day time. 



Golden legged beetle. Out in the day time. 



Bio brown. Orange thighs the same in spring. 

 Seems of another genus, probably the cleg. 



Needle browns. Hatching in great numbers, and out 

 all day. 



Dark drake (watcliet.) Hatching in good numbers, 

 and a first favorite. Took one, which cast its skin in 

 the flybox, and became the red drake. A sparkling 

 and lively fly ; out in good numbers in the evening ; 



