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Fig. 2. Imaginary Section, showing the geological formation at Newburgh, N Y., in 

 which the Warren Mastodon was found. 



elephant ' Pizarro ' seems insignificant 

 as it stands beside the mastodon in the 

 brick and iron building in which Dr. 

 Warren placed his treasures of natural 

 history. The collection is particularly 

 rich in mastodon remains. There is 

 the ' Shawangunk ' head, which is even 

 larger than that of the Warren masto- 

 don. There are many disarticulated 

 bones of the ' Baltimore ' mastodon, as 

 well as many mastodon and mammoth 

 teeth. The vertebrae with fragments 

 of the head of a great zeuglodon, a 

 fossil whale are arranged round the 

 room. A noteworthy feature is the 

 collection of large and small slabs of 

 remarkably fine fossil foot-prints from 

 the Connecticut River valley. Space 

 allows no mention of many casts of 

 fossil remains, still less of mere curios. 



THE NEW ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM 



AND LABORATORIES OF THE 



UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL 



The most significant movement of 

 higher education in England is the de- 



velopment of the newer universities. 

 While Oxford and Cambridge have 

 voted to admit no students without an 

 examination in Greek, the University 

 of London and the provincial univer- 

 sities are paying increased attention to 

 scientific education and research. All 

 these institutions are of late founda- 

 tion, and they have only recently as- 

 sumed the name and functions of uni- 

 versities. University College, Liver- 

 pool, opened in 1882,' has only within the 

 past two or three years assumed the 

 name of the University of Liverpool. 

 A few words in regard to the new 

 zoological laboratories, opened on No- 

 vember 18, will call attention to the 

 progress of the university. 



The accompanying illustration shows 

 the new building for zoology, with the 

 adjoining Hartley Botanical Labora- 

 tory and the building for electrical en- 

 gineering. A cross-section of the build- 

 ing for the zoological laboratories is 

 also given. It has a frontage of 123 

 feet, is 41 feet in depth and 84 feet in 



