THE SLASSES. 10 
Early Spinner - i : . Page 14 
Gravel (Spider ain é . < 14 
Heron . E : ‘ : ‘ 20 
Spinner . . . z ‘ Z 28 
Black (Gnat) 7 ‘i z . , 35 
Spotted : 5 ‘i : ‘ i 49 
Little Spotted 2 ‘ a . ; 49 
Grey. ‘ i 50 
Black and elie . Z ‘ 57 
Black . ‘ . ‘ = 3 57 
Blue (Gnat) . , . . a ; 57 
Late Black (Gnat). a ; j F 73 
5TH.—House Fiy.—The flies of this class resemble the 
house fly in having large heads, thick shoulders and body, 
which is about half the length of the fly, with a pair of 
clear oblong wings which lie flat or horizontal, and point 
more or less from the body. They are principally bred on 
land, but being exceedingly numerous, many fall casually 
on the water and are taken by the fish. 
Lion Fly (Cowdung) . . Page 21 
Black (or Midge) . e s . a‘ 24 
House . 5 . : ‘ : a 25 
Bluebotile . a ‘ . . ‘ 26 
Bee or Bank . ® . . ‘ 32 
Hawthorn . ‘ 37 
Oak (Woodcock or . Dowsdiosker) 48 
6TH.—BEETLE.—The outer parts of the beetle are hard 
and shelly, and the shoulders are united to the body by a 
flexible joint which enables them to turn and steer; the 
fore legs are attached to the shoulder, and the other four 
to the shelly breast plate. They have two pairs of wings, 
the upper ones hard, which stand close to the shoulder 
plate, and fold over a pair of soft ones and the upper parts 
of the body. They are of an oblong or oval shape, more 
or less flattened. Many of them are bred in the water, and 
are very natural food for fish; and are a very numerous 
class. The colors and sizes of the following species are 
very attractive, and suitable for imitations for the small 
flyfisher. 
