SEPTEMBER. 85 
dark red brown, brightening to amber at the end of the 
body. 
TENTH. 
Orange brown.—Hatching and out, laying their eggs on 
the water, in the daytime. 
Needle brown.—Hatching and out, very numerous all the 
day. 
Dark drake.—Hatching and out. Wings a dark red plum 
hue, much crossed, the small ones conspicuous ; large case 
eyes; body, a dark plum hue and orange bottom, with 
darker marks on the sides; legs a dim red fleshy trans- 
parency. 
Little red drake.—Out in the daytime, and numerous in 
the evenings. 
Blue drake.—Length, a quarter to near three-eighths ; 
wings, smoky blue dun; body, dark brown red, lighter at 
each joint; small head; thickish shoulders; faint dark 
spots on the sides. 
~Hackled with a small feather from under the wing of 
judcock, pale amber silk, with hare’s ear. ; 
Checkwing.—Hatching. Wings, darkish; longish fore- 
legs ; case eyes ; and slanting dark lines on the sides. 
Red drake.—Out in the daytime and evenings. Length, 
about three-eighths ; wings, clear and crossed, with amber 
glishes ; body, amber ground, touched on the upper parts 
with Turkey red ; dark slanting lines on the sides, and case 
eyes. (The checkwing before casting). 
Pearl drake.—In groups at ten a.m., flying up and down, 
and laying their eggs on the water all day. 
Least freckled dun.—Very numerous on fine days and 
sunny evenings, when they may be seen running on walls, 
bridges, etc., by the water sides. 
Light dun.—Hatching and out at seven p.m. 
White-legged dwn.—Full length, a quarter and a sixteenth. 
Out in the daytime. 
