388 INDEX. 



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Bees, brooding (erroneous) 6 



build combs sometimes under resting.boards . 125 



their contests with each other 289 



by single combat ib. 



by general engagement ..... ib. 



corsair 207 



death, sudden, from effluvia of Rhus Vernix 1 97 



diseases of. Vide Diseases of Bees. 



drone. Vide Drones. 



duration, extraordinary, of a colony . . . 298 



education of 260 



embryo 10 



development of, affected by temperature 14 

 enemies of. Vide Enemies of Bees. 



evolution of ab ovo 10 



excursions of 377 



exotic. Vide Exotic Bees. 



excrement of 188,194 



fructifiers of flowers. Vide Fructification of 

 Flowers. 



generation, absurd theory of 35, 48 



harvest season of . 119 



impatient of cold 114 



indisposition to ascend with their works . . 112 

 instincts of. Vide Instincts of Bees. 



intellect of 319 



intoxicated sometimes 60 



language of. Vide Language of Bees. 



longevity of . . . . 296 



mode of approaching 177 



mortality of, extraordinary in 1762 . ... 186 



numbers in a hive 3 



number of stocks in some situations . . 234, 235 



nymph . ]2 



origin, ancient notion of . 48 ^ 



