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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1900. 



As the old wooden floor could not l)e replaced at once bj^ a stone 

 pavement, it was thought best not to attempt a rearrangement and 

 extension of the exhibition series of reptiles, batrachians, and fishes 

 until next year. 



N. 



CO 3 



*r — ri 



«&§'» 



I'D 9 g< 



O 



Moose group. 



Bison group. 



South American mammals. 



U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM, SOUTH HALL— AMERICAN MAMMALS. 



No important change has taken place in the Hall of Comparative 

 Anatomy. ])ut the introduction of skylights in the roof of this hall has 

 increased the amount of light. 



