During the months of June and July, on three successive years, I watched for many hours several nests in Surrey and Sussex, and never saw a slave either leave or enter a nest.

As, during these months, the slaves are very few in number, I thought that they might behave differently when more numerous; but Mr.

Smith informs me that he has watched the nests at various hours during May, June and August, both in Surrey and Hampshire, and has never seen the slaves, though present in large numbers in August, either leave or enter the nest.

Hence, he considers them as strictly household slaves.