426 THE COMPLETE ANGLElt. [PART II. 



body made of the whirl of a peacock's feather, and a black 

 hackle-feather on the top. 



5. "We have also another, made of a peacock's whirl with- 

 out wings. 



6. Another fly also is taken this month, called the Shell- 

 fly ; the dubbing of yellow-green Jersey-wool, and a little 

 white hog's hair mixed, which I call the palm-fly : and do 

 believe it is taken for a palm, that drops off the willows 

 into the water ; for this fly I have seen trouts take little 

 pieces of moss, as they have swam down the river; by 

 which I conclude that the best way to hit the right colour, 

 is to compare your dubbing with the moss, and mix the 

 colours as near as you can. 



7. There is also taken this month, a Black-blue Dun ; the 

 dubbing of the fur of a black rabbit mixed with a little 

 yellow, the wings of the feather of a blue pigeon's wing. 1 



AUGUST. 



The same flies with July, 



1. Then another Ant-fly ; the dubbing of the black-brown 

 hair of a cow, some red warped in for the tag of his tail, 

 and a dark wing. A killing fly. 



2. Next a fly called a Fern-fly ; 2 the dubbing of the fur 

 of a hare's neck, that is, of the colour of fern or bracken, 

 with a darkish-gray wing of a mallard's feather. A killer 

 too. 



3. Besides these we have a "White Hackle ; the body of 

 white mohair, and warped about with a white hackle-feather ; 

 and this is assuredly taken for thistle-down. 



1 Elaine adds for the end of July (and beginning of August) the fol- 

 lowing : 



BLACK ANT-FLY. Wings, a clear light-blue feather, from the pigeon, 

 sea-gull, &c. ; body, thin iu the middle, but thick at shoulder and tail, 

 made of black ostrich harl ; legs, a deep brown hackle, carried round two 

 turns only close under wings. Hooks, 7 or 8. 



LARGE RED ANT-FLY. Wings, a starling's or snipe's wing ; body, coffee- 

 coloured peacock's harl, dressed as before ; legs, a ginger or bright red 

 cock's hackle, of two turns only, behind the wings. Hooks, 7 or 8. 



2 This is not properly a fly, but a beetle, called the fern or garden chafer 

 (Melalontha horticold). HENXIE. 



