48 LIST OF FLIES. 
eighths ; length, near the same; top wings shiny, and of a 
darkish bronze or red brown, and dim amber transparency ; 
head, shoulders, body, and legs, black ; legs notched ; with 
a thin hair upon them and on the other parts ; under-wings 
tinged at the shoulders with amber, which shade into a 
leady bloa to the ends. They have two black feelers, with 
a tuft at the encs. Are very numerous, flying about in the 
day-time among the grass and on the hedges, from the 
middle of this month through June. 
Wings from a red-brown hen, of ambry transparency ; 
body, black floss silk; with a black hen hackle or black 
mohair for legs. 
55TH.—SoLDIER BEETLE.”—Full length, various, three- 
eighths more or less. Color altogether red or amber, of 
lighter or darker shade, except the ends of the top wings, 
which are tipped with black, and of a dim amber trans- 
parency ; under-wings clear, and of a bloa brown trans- 
parency; veined and clouded with lighter and darker shades; 
eyes black. Are numerous among the grass the latter end 
of this month and into July. 
Wings, a small amber feather with the black top from a 
cock-pheasant’s breast ; body, amber or yellow floss silk ; 
with a few fibres of orange mohair or hen hackle for legs. 
56TH.—OAaK FLy (or downlooker).*— Length, better than 
half an inch ; wings near half an inch, of a light red brown 
ground and dim transparency ; darkest on the outer edges, 
and marked with patches and spots of lighter or darker 
(32) ‘Fern Fly ’’ of Ronalds and Francis, best imitated by a hackle fly dressed 
with a starling’s dark feather, with a red cock’s hackle wound over that, upon a body 
of orange floss silk, care should be taken in making this fly as small as possible, as 
the imitation is generally far too large. 
(33) Generally known as the “ Downlooker,” from its habit of veering round 
head downwards whatever position it may be placed in. It is generally fished 
natural. Mr. Francis states that it is a great favourite on the Tweed, but I have 
never had any remarkable success with the imitation of it. 
