HONEY-MAKING WASPS. 



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In the accompanying illustration are represented two nests, 

 both from tropical America, and both found in similar localities. 

 These are the habitations of two species of wasp, which are 

 remarkable for their honey-making powers. 



NECTARINIA. 



MYRAPETRA. 



In the year 1780, a Spanish officer named Don Felix de Azara 

 was raised from the rank of captain to that of lieutenant-colonel, 

 and sent to Paraguay, in order to decide a dispute concerning the 

 limits of the possessions respectively held by Spain and Portugal. 



