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saw several on the North -bridge, Ripon, at seven p.m. 

 Light pied duns. Out in the evenings ; saw several 

 on the North-bridge, at seven p.m. 



FIFTH. 



Coral eyed drake. Hatching and out in the day time. 

 Took several from under stones, in the evening, appa- 

 rently hatched in the afternoon ; one of them cast its 

 skin in the flybox. The cast off skin was very thin 

 and nearly colorless, except when dried it looked white. 



Checkwing. Out and hatching. Took several from 

 under stones, as if just hatched. 



Blue drake. Nearly same as first; length only a quarter. 



Black dun. Hatching. 



Needle brown, little freckled dun. Out and hatching ; 

 numerous all day. 



Early dun. Hatching and out. .Full length, three- 

 eighths. Light patch on the top edge of the wings. 



Spinner. In great numbers by the water sides and in 

 the fields, all day, in their best perfection of size and 

 summer beauty ; of azure tints and rich transparencies. 



Red ant fly. On the water ; full length, a quarter. 



Black and yellow spinner. Out until evening. 



Orange brown. Out until evening. 



Dark drake (watchet.J Hatching freely and for some 

 time back. 



Light drake, black drake. Hatching in the middle hours 

 of the day. 



Light pied duns. Out in the evenings 



Little red drake, dark red drake. Out in the evenings. 



TENTH. 



Blue drake, iron blue drake, pearl drake, little red 



