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in the hive not heard at any other feafon. 

 They may be heard generally in the even- 

 ing in fine weather, and fovr ^times for fe- 

 veral days together ; being probably expref- 

 five of the princefres' being ready, and de« 

 firous of enjoying empires of their own; 

 for feveral are afterwards heard at a time, in 

 a kind of refponfe either more acute or 

 grave, but very different from any founds 

 made by their wings, and feeming to be 

 formed by a tube, refembling the expref- 

 fions of toot, toot, toot, or nearly that of a 

 child's penny trumpet, but not near fo loud. 

 Many chimerical conjectures have been 

 formed relative to this particularity ; but 

 one certain meaning they convey to the api- 

 ator, that when heard he may be aflured 

 that the jfirft, or prime fwarm> has efcaped^ if 

 that will comfort him. 



It indicates alfo, that a fwarm may be 

 expected very loon, perhaps the next day, 

 or in a few following ones, according to the 

 finenefs of the weather. 



When the number of prince fes is, too many 

 to be fupplied with bees for fwarms, it in- 

 duces 



