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and yellow hackle over all. Wing, of a very pale mallard's 

 feather dyed of a lemon-colour; the wings large, and 

 longer than the body, lying flat on the back. Taken in a 

 blustering day, before the May-fly comes in. A fly little 

 known, but the most beautiful of the insect species that 

 frequent the water. It is larger than the Green-drake ; of 

 a beautiful lemon-colour, both body and wings, which are 

 four in number, and lie close to its back. It is to be met 

 with in but few rivers, and is therefore esteemed a great 

 curiosity : in those rivers that produce them, they appear 

 in great numbers about the latter end of April ; at which 

 time, and afterwards, the Trouts rise at them very eagerly : 

 doubtless this is a true water-fly ; it is supposed to be 

 produced from a very large cadis. 



DEATH DRAKE. The body, one herl of black ostrich 

 and two of peacock; silver twist; black hackle. Wing, of 

 the dark feather of a mallard, of a copper colour. Taken 

 chiefly in an evening, when the May-fly is almost gone. 



YELLOW MILLER, or OWL-FLY. The body of a yellow 

 martern's fur, or ostrich herl dyed buff colour. Wing, of 

 the ruddy feather of a young peacock's wing, or pale brown 

 chicken. Taken from sun-set till ten at night, and from 

 two till four in the morning. 



JUNE. The May-flies, most of them, as above. 



JULY. MIDDLING BROWN. Made of calf's hair 

 twisted upon pale yellow silk, for the silk to appear. Wing, 

 of a mallard's feather. 



DARK BROWN. Warp with red silk, with a deep orange 

 tag at the tail. Wing, of a mallard's feather. 



WILLOW CRICKET, or SMALL PEACOCK FLY. A herl 

 of a green peacock's feather ; warp with green silk. Wing, 

 of a starling's feather longer than the body. A morning 

 fly, especially for Grayling in rapid rivers. 



PISMIRE. The body, some few reeves of a cock-phea- 

 sant's tail-feather, or ruddy barge-sail, or brown carpet, 

 or old bear's-hair, towards the roots, tanned with the 

 weather; one peacock's herl may be twisted with it: warp 

 with ruddy silk. Wing, the light part of a starling's fea- 

 ther, left longer than the body. A killing fly after an 

 emmet-flight, but not before. 



