1896. 



THE BOHEMIAN MUSEUM. 



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shells from Tuchoric, described by Reuss, Slavik, and Klika, form a 

 beautiful series. A smaller room, with the Diluvial Mammalia, closes 

 this instructive exhibition of animal and plant remains found in 

 Bohemia. 



The general geological collection, for which the cases are not yet 

 ready, will be placed in a room 26 metres in length, and opened to 

 the public in three or four years. 



The zoological collection begins with the Bohemian Fauna. 

 The mammals are illustrated by natural groups of bats (Fig. 2), 

 mice, etc. The birds are also shown in a Hfe-like manner with nests 



Fig. 3. — Group of the Lizards and Snakes occurring in Bohemia. 



and eggs. Even the reptiles (Fig. 3) and amphibians are shown in 

 groups taken from life. Among the fishes, the life-history of the 

 salmon has received special attention. The lower animals, beginning 

 with the Protozoa, are represented by models, drawings, and specimens 

 as completely as possible. 



Five large rooms have been devoted to the general zoological 

 collection ; but only typical forms are exhibited, intermixed with 

 biological groups. In the mammal department a skeleton of 

 Balanoptem musculus from Bergen, 23 metres in length, has been 

 mounted with great care by V. Fric, together with a skeleton of an 



