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the blue drake, but more smart and slim in its appearance, 
and altogether of an orange color; tinged dusk on the top 
of the head, shoulders, and down the back; wings, clear 
and sparkling, with orange reflections. 
Body, orange or yellow silk, with orange or golden tinged 
cock’s hackle, for wings and Tee. 
10TH.—GoLDEN Lece’D BEETLE.’W—Full length, about 
a quarter; outsides all black and shiny ; legs, a barley 
sugar color and transparency, which, in some, sparkle in 
the sun with brilliant glistenings of pale gold; the under 
wings are soft, fine, and transparent, tinged with the color 
of the legs. They are bred in the water, and come out the 
beginning of. this month, and take wing on fine days 
through the season. They may be found under loose stones 
by the water sides. 
Wings, from the gilded feather in the magpie’s tail ; 
body, a strand or two of the same ; legged with a few fibres 
of honey or gold colored mohair. 
11TH.—ToRTOISE SHELL BEETLE.—Full length, about a 
quarter ; top wings, brown, with four marks or spots of a 
lighter shade, and, when looked through to the light resemble 
the lights and darks of tortoise shell; body, dark brown ; 
thighs, an amber or dull ale colored transparency, darken- 
ing to the feet. They are bred in the water, and may be 
found with the preceding beetle to the end of the season, but 
siderable difficulty ; the dressing given above by the author certainly comes nearer 
the mark than the feathers of mallard, inside of jay’s wing, brown owl, etc., recom- 
mended by other writers, but I do not agree with his views respecting the body of 
the fly, which should be made very thin and slender, with ruddy brown silk, ribbed 
with fine gold wire; the spinners vary in colour and size quite as much as the duns, 
consequently a good supply of the various shades should always be at hand in case 
of emergency. 
(7) These two, the “ Golden-legged Beetle,” and the “ Tortoise Shell Beetle,” 
are probably analogous with the ‘“‘ Peacock Fly” of Ronalds, and the “Little Chap” 
mentioned by Mr. Aldam, also the fancy Derbyshire fly known as the “ Bumble,” all 
of which are first-rate flies for grayling during the autumn months. 
