The fly-fisher's entomology : Illustrated by coloured representations of the natural and artificial insect, and accompanied by a few observations and instructions relative to trout-and-grayling fishing . loss silk,ribbed over neatly with silver extremities are of a brown pea-cocks lierl tied with brown silkthread. Tail. Three rabbits whiskers. Wings and Legs. Made buzz from a mottledfeather of the mallard, stained a faintpurple. To make it with wings at rest, the same palepurple stained feather may be used for them, anda dark purple stained hackle for the legs, upon theabove body. FL
The fly-fisher's entomology : Illustrated by coloured representations of the natural and artificial insect, and accompanied by a few observations and instructions relative to trout-and-grayling fishing . loss silk,ribbed over neatly with silver extremities are of a brown pea-cocks lierl tied with brown silkthread. Tail. Three rabbits whiskers. Wings and Legs. Made buzz from a mottledfeather of the mallard, stained a faintpurple. To make it with wings at rest, the same palepurple stained feather may be used for them, anda dark purple stained hackle for the legs, upon theabove body. FLIES FOR JUNE. 89 THE BLACK DRAKE Is the male Green Drake metamorphosed. Itsterm of existence is about the same as that ofthe female above mentioned. It is smaller than thefemale, and is erroneously supposed by some, whocall him the Death Drake, to kill her. He isnever in season without her; but is not here re-presented because he is not so fat and temptinga bait. 90 FLIES FOR JUNE. No. 30. MARLOW BUZZ. (Hazel Fly, Coch-a-BONDDu, Shorn Fly). Order, , , , Populi. No 31. DARK MACKEREL. Order, , , Ephemera. ^ixiv.
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