150 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 
Euphorbia amygdaloides, Ajuga reptans, and Primula vulgaris 
grew abundantly, with a few plants of Hndymion nutans, 
Myosotis palustris, Stellaria media, Potentilla reptans, Ranun- 
culus auricomus, Senecio vulgaris, and a small scarlet Vicia (? lathy- 
roides). A hive-bee, which whilst I watched it kept to a very 
small area of ground, confined itself entirely to the Galeobdolon, 
which it visited no less than 117 times before I lost it, though 
between these visits it took one short and one longer flight, and 
also hovered round, but rejected, S. vulgaris, R. auricomus, 3 
plants of H. amygdaloides and 3 of Galeobdolon, all of which, it 
may be noticed, have more or less yellow flowers. This is, I 
think, in every respect the most satisfactory observation which I 
have to record, and, as is the case with nearly all my observations 
on the hive-bee, shows absolute constancy. 
33.—May 17, 1882. In a meadow at Chignal I watched 
a hive-bee whose head, thorax and body were covered with 
pollen, and which visited 43 flowers of Ranunculus (? acris), 
avoiding many of the older flowers, but not looking at any other 
species, although Trifolium pratensis, Rhinanthus crista-galli, and 
Stellaria media were pretty plentiful at the same spot. 
34.—May 17, 1882. Wood at Chignal. A black humble-bee, 
striped behind with yellow and white, made 52 visits to Ajuga 
reptans, then one to Viola canina (also blue), and afterwards flew 
right away, having passed over Ranunculus auwricomus and Lychnis 
diurna. 
35.—May 28, 1882. Meadow at Chignal. A small humble- 
bee, striped behind with yellow and gray, visited Trifoliwm 
pratensis 7 times, passing over abundance of Ranunculus acris, 
with some Bellis perennis, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Carda- 
mine pratensis, and Lychnis jlos-cucult. 
36.—Same date and place. A large humble-bee with reddish 
thorax visited T'rifoliwm pratensis 9 times, rejecting all else. 
37. —Same date and place. A large humble-bee, red 
behind, visited T’rifoliwm pratensis 11 times, avoiding all beside 
when I disturbed it. 
38.—May 29, 1882. In a meadow at Chignal a hive-bee 
which I watched paid 47 consecutive visits to Ranunculus acris, 
passing over plenty of Trifolium pratensis, Bellis perennis, 
Heracleum sphondylium, a small Rumex and Stellaria media. 
(Lo be continued. ) 
