RECORDS VOLUME XII, FEB. 1920. 4] 
were kept in Nassau. We arrived a little 
before oneo clock, at which time there were 
only a few bees in sight, and these were fly- 
ing lazily about the entrances of the hives. 
Soon, however, those bees which had been 
out gathering honev began to appear, At 
first scatteringly, but their numbers rapid- 
ly increased, and in a few minutes the air 
seemed absolutely filled with them, while the 
constantly waxing sound of their humming 
indicated that they were becoming even 
more numerous, and when the flight reached 
its maximum abundance, this peculiar, mul- 
ple sound had nearly reached the intensity 
of the roar produced by a migrating swam 
of bees heard near at hand. Now there were 
literally millions of these home-coming bees. 
They flew high in air until they reached a 
point above the apiary, then showered down- 
ward, each individual going directly to its 
hive. | 
Nearly simultaneously with the appear- 
ance of the van-guard of the bees, some Gray 
Kingbirds came in sight and alghted on 
