BURROWING AND CARPENTER BEES 



communal devotion, industry, patriotism, self-sacrifice, 

 even to the offering of life, are confined to the females. 

 However, Monsieur Xylocopa is more gayly clad than 

 his mate, having a bright patch along his back and a 

 creamy front which has given liim the popular name 

 of "white-face" among coimtry-folk. He is harmless, 

 too, and many a knowing boy has won a reputation as 

 a hero among city lads and lasses by handling " white- 

 face" without gloves. One wonders if some other repu- 

 tations have not been as cheaply gained! 



