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of the imitation is generally made of 

 peacock herle, but this makes it much too 

 thick. The fly generally appears early in 

 June. 



It is said that this fly is often mistaken 

 for the Alder, bufc it should be easy to 

 discriminate between them. In the Alder 

 the anterior wings are smooth, broad and 

 strong, in the Welshman's Button they are 

 covered with hairs and narrow. This fly 

 is usually smaller than the Alder. 



Body. Reddish brown wool, ribbed with 

 narrow gold tinsel. 



Haclde. Yellow centre with black ends. 



Wings. From reddish quill feather of 

 landrail. 



Hook. 2 4, new size. 



THE CINNAMON FLY. (Mystacides 

 longicornis, Linn.) 



There are a large number of small Caddis- 

 flies which are very much alike in appear- 

 ance. The anterior wings are long and 

 narrow, and are brown barred with dull 

 yellow. They hover in great numbers by 

 bushes and trees overhanging the water, 



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