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tion, has been greatly improved, and other departments, especially 

 the architectural casts, have been made more accessible. The 

 Colonial exhibits seem to have been divided between Haarlem and 

 Amsterdam. We turned for the ethnological collection to the 

 garden of the Koninklijk Zoologisch Genootschap, "Natura Artis 

 Magistra" (founded in 1838 and now 28 acres in extent). I have 

 spoken of this very excellent institution in the heart of Amster- 

 dam in my report of a former visit, and I need only add that the 



43. THE NATIONAL MUSEUM — PRINDSEXS PALAIS, COPENHAGEN. 



macaws or their successors still hang on either side of the principal 

 avenue of approach ; the animal houses are as well cared for, and 

 the trees and shrubs have grown into almost a forest, in which we 

 had some trouble in finding the ethnological museum. While 

 this is mostly oriental we found some specimens from the Pacific, 

 as will be noted in the sequel. In adjoining buildings we found 

 good groups of mounted birds (water fowl, etc.), and the model 

 houses and carts were capital. It may be added that in the 

 grounds are fish hatcheries from which the Dutch rivers are annu- 

 ally supplied, also a small incubator, and an aquarium. 



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