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THE MUSEUM. 



nate, distended in the middle, with an 

 acutely pointed spire studded with con- 

 ical tubercles, the right edge very broad, 

 rounded off below. The opening is of 

 a vivid rose purple fading into white. 

 It is a native of the antilles. 



Fig. 43. 



Strombus gallus, or the angel-wing- 

 ed [Fig. 44] is veined with stripes of 

 white and red, and comes from the 

 coast of Asia and America. Strombus 

 euhuanus [Fig. ] is fawn-colored, 

 marked with white, externally the 

 right edge is red and striped, inside 

 the columella is shaded purple and 

 black. 



The Museum of the Cincinnatti 

 Society of Natural History. 



When visiting the city of Cincinnati 

 the naturalist would do well to visit 

 the Natural History Museum, located 

 near the corner of Sycamore and Fourth 

 streets. To be admitted the visitor 

 has to ring the door bell, state his 

 wish to the attendant and sign his 

 name on the register. 



The principal part of the museum is 

 contained in four large rooms or halls. 

 The ground floor is occupied with study 

 rooms, office, etc. 



On the first floor is the first room 

 for the inspection of the visitor. The 

 center of this room, for its entire length 



is occupied by a good collection of 

 shells, special attention being paid to 

 Unio. At one end of the room is a 

 poor collection of bird's eggs and mis- 

 erably prepared nests. This is the on- 

 ly thing in the building which does not 

 deserve approval unless it be the col- 

 lection of fishes and other animals pre- 

 served in alcohol, spoken of later. 



The walls are occupied by cases of 

 well mounted birds, forming a large col- 

 lection. There are also several large 

 cases of massive and beautiful corals, 

 for the most part pure white. 



In the immediate center of the room 

 on the ne.xt floor are two large glass 

 cases, containing a good collection of 

 prehistoric and Indian relics. The 

 space on either side of these cases is fill- 

 ed with ten cases of showy minerals 

 some polished and all good typical spec- 

 imens. About the walls are cases of 

 minerals, curios, etc. 



The third room, on the third floor, 

 is occupied by a geological collection. 

 This is truly a fine exhibit and delights 

 the heart of the geological student. 



One wall of the hall about sixty feet 

 long is decorated by a long glass case 

 filled with stuffed mammals. The top 

 of the case is ornamented with mount- 

 ings of large fish, reptiles, etc. 



One end of the hall is occupied by 

 a collection of fishes, snakes, etc. pre- 

 served in alcohol. Many of the bot- 

 tles and jars are not full of the fluid 

 and some of the specimens are not 

 completely covered. 



The fourth roomuis filled with re- 

 mains of mastodons and other ancient 

 animals. There is also a collection of 

 skeletons and some large stuffed mam- 

 mals and birds. 



The above will give an idea of the 

 museum, but to realize what is in it 

 the reader must pay it a visit. 



Otto Grady, Ludlow, Ky. 



