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are noteworthy. The other regions of the earth, with the exception 

 of the South Sea, are, on the other hand, as yet scarcel}' represented. 

 The former already occupy live halls, each 85 Iw 183 feet long and 65 



Fig. 4. — American Museum of Natural History. Cress section tlirough the oldest wing. 



by 85 feet wide, and four other .similar halls will soon be ready. The 

 nine halls have more than 118,000 square feet of floor surface (the eth- 

 nographic collection in Dresden, 2,600). The room devoted to North- 



FiG. 5.— American Mu.scnm of Natural History. Floor pliin of the Mexican hall.. 



western American culture (Pacific coast), in its comprehensiveness and 

 its richness, makes a n()tal)le impression. The exhibition is instructive 

 because it is arranged not only in geographical, but also in .systematic 



