86 LIST OF FLIES. 



THIRTIETH. 



Needle broivns. Hatching and out in great numbers 

 in their best perfection. Full length of some, three- 

 eighths and a sixteenth, or more ; orange bodied, with 

 black spots, and snipe bio wings. 



Red ant. Full length, better than a quarter. Saw 

 numbers on the North-bridge, at ten a.m. Wings, 

 near a quarter, tinged brown; body and legs, red 

 brown. 



Orange broivn. Out ; saw some on the North-bridge. 

 Cream colored eggs on the last joints of the belly. 



Light pied duns. Out at seven p.m. 



Red drakes* Saw some on the North-bridge, at 

 seven p.m., large and beautiful, like amber drakes, and 

 numbers of small grey ear wigs at the same time. 



Dark red drakes. Out ; length, a quarter and a six- 

 teenth ; wings rather more, clear, and scarce visible 

 but for the red tinges ; three notched whisks ; shoul- 

 ders, a darkish red ; body, a shade lighter ; legs, gin- 

 gery. 



Black ant files. Numbers struggling on spider webs, 

 wove in the angles of posts and rails by the water 

 sides, where numbers of the larger, as well as the 

 smallest, flies of the day, are held fast in their fine 

 fibred toils. Ambry at the feet and end of body. 



Red ant fly. Took one off a spider web, at 

 Robin Hood, which sparkled in the sun with fire and 

 gold, and of a dull amber transparency. Full length, 

 near three-eighths ; wings, an amber tinge. 



Red dun. Full length, three-quarters ; length, half 

 an inch ; feelers, half an inch. Altogether of a dullish 



