306 APPENDIX. 



AUGUST. The Pismire through this month ; as also 

 the other flies of the last month. 



SEPTEMBER. LARGE rariD LIGHT BROWN. The 

 body of light calf or cow's hair, or seal's fur dyed of the 

 colour ; warp with ruddy or orange-coloured silk. Wing, 

 of a ruddy brown chicken large and long. A killing fly 

 in a morning. This fly is much upon Hackney river, and 

 is much ruddier there than elsewhere. In the Thames, I 

 have caught with it Dace of the largest size, and in great 

 numbers. Somewhat of its history is given in the Notes, 

 p. '202, 203. 



No. III. 



[Referred to from Part II. page SIS, a.] 



JANUARY. SPRING BLACK. Body, black wool of a 

 sheep's face, with or without a greenish peacock's herl ; 

 wmrp with brown silk. Wing, the prey feather of a mallard. 



SECOND SPRING BLACK. Body, the very blackest part 

 of the darkest hare's scut you can procure ; with or without 

 a greenish peacock's herl; warp with ash-coloured silk. 

 Wine, of a fieldfare's feather. This and the other Spring 

 Black are best taken in bright weather. 



BLOA' HERL. Body, black rabbit's scut; black of a 

 hare's scut; greenish peacock's herl; warp with brown 

 silk. Wing, the light part of a fieldfare's feather. 



BLACK HACKLE. Body, pale yellow silk; with a black 

 cock's hackle turned about it. 



DUN HACKLE. Body, dun-coloured silk; with a dun 

 cock's hackle. 



FEBRUARY. The same flies as are directed for the 

 preceding month. 



MARCH. The same flies as are directed for the pre- 

 ceding months ; and also the 



TURKEY FLY, or MARCH FLY. Body, brown foal's 

 hair, tops of the wings of a woodcock, some ruddy, others 



(I) This is ft north-country word, nd, as I an told, signifies a colour resem- 

 bling that of a mole's back, which has a hloish (loss. I find it thus explained. 

 ia a Catalog oe of local words communicated in a Letter from Mr. Thoresby, of 

 Leeds, to Mr. Ray : " Bloa. black and blur." Pkilotophical Uttcri. between 

 the UarMd Mr. Ray, and serf ral of his iofenioas correspondents, Octavo 1713 

 p. Ml. 



