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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, HHI.l. 



the architoctunil (U^tails, slioht depai'tiircs iirc uUovvablc from the gen- 

 oriil .style to avoid (Icfccls hiought to lii>lit ))y experieiu-e. Some of the 

 newest rooms leave little to be desired with regard to dimensions, light, 

 and liftings, as also with regard to the electrie illumination direetly 

 from the ceiling. It may be strongly recommended that in other 

 similar buildings attention be paid to what has here been accomplished. 

 Each floor is provided with very long lines of fire hose, which are 

 connected with steam engines; moreover, portable tire extinguishers 

 are to be found everywhere. 



Fic. 2.— American Museum of Natural History, (irouiul plan. The heavier lines indicate the 

 linished ])!irt of the building. 



The collections are still unequally developed, a fact which may be 

 explained by their recent acquisition. America, however, stands in 

 the foreground in regard to collections, rah^ontology shows a certain 

 preponderance. North American miimmals and reptiles are especially 

 well represented. The series showing the development of the horse 

 and the rhinoceros deserve especial attention, as also the giant reptiles — 

 for example, a gigantic plant-eating dinosaurian ()2 feet long." Special 



aCamnramurus napremiis Cope, see Memoirs, I, i). 5, 1899, and Bulletin No. 10, pp. 

 219-233, with 13 figures. 



