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Dilipat Singh. The production of the group was executed by- 

 Staff Taxidermist Rueckert, assisted by Mr. Wilmer E. Eigsti. 

 The background is by Artist Corwin. 



Of unusual interest is the group of Bengal tigers, opened in Kelley 

 Hall. It occupies one of the larger spaces and makes an imposing 

 appearance. In reference to the character of the animal, the treat- 

 ment is somewhat dramatic, with the male tiger in a tense and 

 startled position, standing over a fresh kill, while its mate at one 

 side appears as if about to slink away. The background, by Mr. 

 Corwin, depicts light, open forest rather than deep jungle, and the 

 colors are bright and warm. The specimens were collected by the 

 Simpson-Roosevelts Asiatic Expedition. The group was prepared 

 by Staff Taxidermist C. J. Albrecht. 



One of the two additions to the exhibits of African mammals in 

 Carl E. Akeley Memorial Hall (Hall 22) is a group of the rare, forest- 

 dwelling bongo, the most distinctly marked and brightly colored of 

 all antelopes. This attractive group includes five excellent specimens 

 of these magnificent hoofed animals — two males, two females, and 

 a fawn — posed in a bamboo thicket, with a background painted by 

 Staff Artist Corwin. These specimens were collected by the Harold 

 White- John Coats African Expedition of Field Museum in 1930, and 

 the group was prepared by Staff Taxidermist Albrecht. 



A group of the odd-shaped aardvarks was also completed and 

 installed in Akeley Hall. These peculiar animals feed wholly upon 

 ants and termites, which are abundant in Africa. Notwithstanding 

 their rather large size and weight, they are adept burrowers and hide 

 in their excavations during the day. Being nocturnal in their habits, 

 they are seldom encountered and, therefore, they are rarely repre- 

 sented in collections. The two specimens in this group were obtained 

 by the Harold White-John Coats Abyssinian Expedition in 1929 

 and were prepared for exhibition by Mr. Albrecht, who was a 

 member of the expedition. One of the animals is shown partly 

 concealed in a reproduction of its burrow; the other is standing on 

 the ground in front of two termite nests. 



The systematic exhibit of North American birds in Hall 21 was 

 brought to practical completion by the addition of four new screens 

 and the rearrangement of several others. The new screens include 

 two of grouse and quail; one of doves, pigeons, and terns; and one 

 of cuckoos, swifts, parrots, and hummingbirds. All the important 

 species of birds known from North America north of Mexico are 

 represented in this exhibit and, although it will be subject to inter- 



