Excerpt from British Bees: An Introduction to the Study of the Natural History and Economy of the Bees Indigenous to the British Isles
A few words arc necessary explanatory of the course pursued in the following work, as regards the citation of authorities.
All the facts recorded without reference to authorities, are the result either of personal observation or of diligent study, which, from the length of time that has intervened, have become so blended in my mind that I can no longer separate their sources. I may, however, state that observation has, certainly, as often anticipated the perusal of the discoveries of others, as their record has stimulated direct observation to confirm them.
The habits of animals, in which instinct is the sole prompter, arc so uniform, that these, once well observed, may be considered as permanently established.
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