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with an aggregate of about 7,760 square feet of space. Most 

 prominent in the oriental series are three groups of monkeys mounted 

 in sections of tree tops of the forests of Borneo, the work of able 

 taxidermists by whom they also were collected, which guarantees 

 their truthfulness to nature. The largest group is of the orang-utan, 

 one of the most manlike of the great apes. The others are of the 

 long-armed gibbon, also usually referred to the anthropoid apes, and 

 the proboscis monkey, remarkable for its protruding nose. Belong- 

 ing hkewise to this faima are other oriental monkeys; several 

 ungulates, such as the tapir, antelope, and deer; a selected series of 

 Malayan squirrels; a number of carnivores, including a fine example 

 of the Indian tiger; a model of the Ganges dolphin, a large dugong or 

 sea cow, fruit bats, flying lemurs, the Indian pangolin, and charac- 

 teristic oriental rodents, including the large Malayan flying squirrels. 

 The region of Australasia is represented by numerous species of 

 kangaroo, the wombats, the marsupial wolf, the two echidnas, the 

 remarkable duckbill, and a specimen of the dingo or Australian dog. 

 The African mammals installed in the south aisle comprise wild 

 hogs, monkeys, including the anthropoid gorilla and chimpanzee, 

 lemurs, hyenas, jackals, and various large cats, the singular aardvark 

 or African anteater, and examples of the African pangolin or man is 

 and of insectivores. The most striking part of the African exhibi- 

 tion, however, is in the wide hall at the outer end of the wing, which 

 contams 5 groups of large and characteristic forms, the latest pro- 

 ductions of the taxidermist's art, illustrating to a marked degree 

 how effectively the very presence of great animals in their natural 

 habitat can be represented in permanent museum preparations. The 

 first of these groups consists of a family of hons, a male, two females 

 and two cubs, coming down to a water hole dug by zebras in a dry 

 river bed. Large as is the case containing this exhibit, it is gi-eatly 

 exceeded by the other four, each of which measures 17 feet by 12 feet 

 and requires for the sides the largest size of plate glass manufactured. 

 Next to the hon group comes that of the kongoni or Cooke's 

 hartebeest, comprising six individuals mounted in different attitudes 

 in the midst of characteristic surroundings, the earth and plants for 

 this purpose having been brought from the haunts of the species in 

 Africa. Third in the series is a superb presentation of the white 

 rhinoceros, male, female and calf, with accessories also from Africa, 

 which is followed by gi'oups of the water buffalo and Grevy's zebra, 

 the latter including two oryx antelopes, which are often associated 

 with the zebra in nature. The lion, buffalo, zebra and antelope 

 groups were prepared by Mr. G. B. Turner, chief taxidermist of the 

 Musemn; and those of the hartebeests and rhinoceri by Mr. James 

 L. Clark, of New York. The specimens used were selected from the 



