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painter can do justice to the face of 
“smiling Spring;” the balmy freshness 
and the joyful, universal song, which 
rises up from every valley, is always 
wanting. No, sir, it can't be done. The 
object of my present communication is to 
let you know who I am; my name is 
Boiqbus Terrestris, — ah ! an old corre- 
spondent. 
I told you, in my last letter, that I 
had a few inaccuracies to correct in the 
little bee-book written by your friend 
Smith. Turn to page 224 of that book, 
and you will find that I am called 
“ Bombus terrestris of Linnaeus.” I don’t 
believe that any of my relations ever 
resided in Sweden ; I have made every 
inquiry on the subject, and I am of 
opinion that the B. terrestris of Linnaeus 
is the female of what Smith has called 
B. lucorum ; therefore I am Bombus 
terrestris of Smith, — that of Linnaeus 
being the lady of B. lucorum. If any of 
your readers will look into this, I believe 
they will be satisfied that I have pointed 
out another inaccuracy in the bee-book. 
I don’t mean to insinuate that Smith’s 
book has not some merits ; for instance, 
sir, I recognise all my acquaintances at 
once in the descriptions: they are as 
correct as some which I saw the other 
day of persons lost and found, had stolen 
or strayed, stuck up at the Police Court 
in Kentish Town. 
I’ve another thing to tell you: I’ve 
seen a new book descriptive of seve- 
ral of my acquaintance; it is called 
‘ A Catalogue of British Fossorial Hy- 
menoptera, Formicidse and Vespidce;’ 
it is by the same author as the bee-book, 
and the descriptions are as good as those 
referred to above. You fancy you know 
that vixen Vespa vulgaris ; look into 
Smith’s book, and be sure of it. There 
are descriptions of all the ants, and I 
shall have something to say about them 
in my next. 
I must not write more at present, else 
neither yourself nor your correspondents 
will favour me by reading these observa 
tions. 
Yours faithfully, 
Bombus Terrestris. 
Milljield Lane , 
Highgate Hill. 
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