SEPTEMBER. 93 



TWENTY-FIFTH. 



Orange Irotvn. Full length, near half an inch and 

 a sixteenth ; wings, transparent ground, of a brown 

 tinge, veined and crossed from the shoulders about half 

 the length ; back, a rich dim yellow ; breast, belly, and 

 sides, tinged and touched darker ; legs, a dim orange, 

 darkest at the joints. 



Needle brown. Hatching, breeding, and laying their 

 eggs on the water, in great numbers, and best perfec- 

 tion. Eggs, a cream color, on the last joints of the body. 



Checkwing. Hatching in good numbers and best 

 perfection. 



Red drake. Fine and large. Length, half an inch ; 

 wings, half an inch ; whisks, an inch. Long fore-legs, 

 slanting dark lines on the sides; amber body, with 

 touches of darker on the upper parts ; wings, clear and 

 crossed, reflecting red amber and gild. Out in the 

 evenings. 



Dark drake (watchet.) Hatching. 



Red drake (from the watchet.J Out in the day time, 

 but most in the evenings. 



Iron blue drake. Hatching. 



Pearl drake. Out in the day time. 



Light drake. Length, a quarter. Wings of the 

 light smoky blue of the sea swallow ; body and legs, a 

 light dim yellow. Hatching. After casting, a light red. 



Little dark drake. Hatching. Length, a quarter or 

 better. Amber body, mottled with darker; and fine 

 dark purple water-hen wings. One cast its skin in the 

 flybox : amber body, touched on the upper-parts with 

 fine dark brown ; wings, clear, glistening with red re- 

 flections. 



