60 NATURAL SCIENGE, JAN., 
to. The Coleoptera are arranged in glass-topped boxes in book- 
shelves on the staircase and in the upper room, while the Lepidoptera 
are in course of arrangement in cabinets, both in the upper and lower 
rooms, the collection containing altogether about 200,000 Lepidoptera 
and 300,000 Coleoptera, and especially noteworthy for the large and 
complete series of most species. All the specimens placed in the 
public collection are, of course, duplicates. 
Passing toa more detailed examination of the public museum, 
the first striking feature is the wonderfully life-like aspect of the 
stuffed birds and mammals. This is due to the fact that Mr. 
Rothschild employs a specialist in each group, and for each kind of 
work. For instance, all birds of the duck family, ostriches, &c., 
are stuffed by Doggett, of Cambridge; the eagles in Switzerland ; 
and the same care and discretion are exercised in reference to the 
mammals. The fishes, also, in the gallery are, many of them, 
remarkably good, the work for the most part of the museum attendant. 
Chief among the mammals may be noticed the large (probably the 
largest known) gibbon, Hylobates syndactylus, brought by Dr. Hartert 
from Sumatra; while close by, on a small board, there sits in most 
life-like posture the late chimpanzee, ‘ Sally,’’ from the London 
Zoological Gardens. The lower monkeys are also numerously 
represented. Among the Carnivora, a particularly interesting speci- 
men is a hybrid between the lion and tiger; and there is a bear’s 
head from Central Siberia of unusual size, the skull being larger than 
that even of the largest Cave Bear in the Paris Museum, and said by 
Milne Edwards to be almost identical in characters with the latter. 
There is a fine example of the Caspian seal, the only specimen in 
England; and albinos are numerous, the most interesting being 
one of the sable. Among the unique specimens of Ungulata, we 
may refer to a fine quagga—an animal so rare that it is unrepre- 
sented even in the British Museum—and the head of a rhinoceros 
from Central Somali-land, with an enormous straight horn, and 
possibly of a new species. Among smaller mammals, the recently- 
described opossum-mouse from New Guinea (Acvobates) is conspi- 
cuous ; and there is also an example of the rare squirrel, Rhinosciurus 
tupatoides, from Borneo. The collection of marsupials is very exten- 
sive, comprising a fine series of kangaroos, wallabies, and koalas, &c.; 
while the monotremes comprise the unique Echidna nigroaculeata, lately 
described by Mr. Rothschild, from New Guinea—a very large animal 
that lived for some time in Mr. Rothschild’s possession, and of 
which he has carefully preserved the skeleton and the soft parts in 
spirit. 
Among birds, the most remarkable series are those of hybrid 
pheasants, chiefly bred at Tring Park; of the Tetraonide (caper- 
cailzies, &c.) from Russia, comprising about 280 specimens; and of 
the ostriches and other struthious birds. The latter include a fine 
series of cassowaries, stuffed by Mr. F. Doggett, of Cambridge, 
