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latter segments of the abdpmen of the yellow race have been 

 retained, thus distinguishing the Carniolans from blacks. 



The above conclusions may be justified when it, is stated that 

 in crossing a Carniolan queen with a Cyprian drone, in most cases 

 her bees are even more beautiful than Cyprian workers. In 

 all cases the yellow element predominates, while few are less 

 yellow than a nicely marked Ligurian. On the other side, a 

 Cyprian queen mated with a Carniolan drone does not throw a 

 single dark worker. Again, I have had many hybrid crosses from 

 a queen on the Cyprian side, after running through a few genera- 

 tions, each time with a black drone as the sire, when a bee 

 resulted that could hardly be distinguished from the Carniolan 

 of to-day. 



The queens vary in colour from yellow to black ; some being 

 " ringed," the colour of the abdomen shading alternately from 

 light to dark, but all produce workers of the typical sort, having 

 on the abdomen near the thorax a mere shade of bronzed yellow, 

 and then follow several extremely broad white bands, giving the 

 bees an attractive appearance. 



Many of the queens imported throw workers having one or two 

 distinct bands of yellow, which show that the native bee-keepers 

 have lately introduced some of the yellow kinds. This is 

 unfortunate, though I find by careful selection at home that the 

 typical race can be retained. 



CYPRIANS. 



Among the yellow races these are destined to take the lead. 

 Though not suitable for the production of comb-honey, they are 

 very active honey gatherers and extremely docile, while their 

 great beauty is undeniable. They have three bright yellow bands 

 on the abdomen alternating with broad bars of light yellow hair. 

 Unlike Ligurians, the yellow extends to the underside of the 

 body, as it does also in a less degree with Syrians. The body is 

 much smaller than that of the native variety, tapering to a fine 

 point, quite unlike the more rounded form of the other. 



