502 SIE JOHN liUBBOCK ON ANTS, BEES, AND WiSPS. 



made 63 visits (beginning at 7.47 and ending at 6.44), of which 

 50 were to honey on green paper. 



The following day, Aug. 23, she began work : — 



At 7.12 returning to honey on green paper. I then put some on 

 yellow paper about a foot off. 

 7.19 she turned to the honey 1 j ^^^^^^^^^^ t^e colours. 



on green paper. 



i 



7.25 „ „ I replaced the yellow paper 



by orange and transposed 

 the places. 



7.36 „ ,, 1 transposed the colours so 



that the orange might be 

 on the spot to which the 

 bee was most accustomed. 



7.44 „ „ I now put white instead of 



orange. 



7.55 ,, „ Transposed the papers. 



8. 1 „ „ I now put blue paper instead 



of white. 



8.12 „ blue paper. I now put red instead of 



blue. 



8.23 „ green paper. 



8.25 



8.47 



I then ceased observing and removed the honey. 

 Thus the bee which was accustomed to green returned to that 

 colour when it was removed about a foot, and replaced by yellow, 

 orange, white, and red ; but on the other hand, when blue was so 

 placed, she returned to the blue. I kept this bee under observa- 

 tion till the 28th, but not with reference to colours. 



Aug. 24. At 7.45 I put a bee (No. 5) to honey on green paper, 

 to which she kept on returning till 9.44. The next day (Aug. 

 25) she came at 7.38, and I let her come to the green paper till 9. 

 The following morning she returned at 6 a.m., coming back as 

 follows, viz. : — 



At 6.10 

 6.18 

 6.25 

 6.35 

 6.45 



