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N'ofes and Covimenis, 



HORNETS. 



With reference to the query raised in these columns (page 

 53), as to whether the Hornet has been recorded for York- 

 shire or not, we are glad to take the opportunity kindly afforded 

 by Messrs. Cassell & Co., of reproducing an excellent illustration 

 of male, queen and worker Hornets, which has appeared in their 



Photo by} Hornets. {John J. Ward. 



(1. Male ; 2. Queen ; 3. Worker). 



interesting ' Nature Book,' already referred to in these columns. 

 The illustration will serve to show the quality and kind of those 

 appearing in Messrs. Cassell's publication. It will also, we hope, 

 enable our readers to keep a look out for the species, and thus 

 add to the few localities for which it is known in the north. 



Naturalist, 



