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depicted in the middle distance on the left, and the foot of 

 another on the right just merges into the picture, with a few 

 scattered boulders in the immediate foreground. Springbok, 

 Zebra, and Giraffe are shown browsing on the veldt. 



The Pheasant group (Plate III) shows a wood on the left, 

 bounded by a low wall and sloping bank with ferns and rabbit 

 burrows. The immediate foreground is a stubble field, passing 

 back into the picture, and backed by the high ground of 

 Ashton Park and the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Pheasants 

 are feeding in the stubble, whilst others fly to and from the 

 wood, and one is dusting itself on the ground. 



The King's tiger (Plate IV) was set up in a crouching 

 attitude amidst natural surroundings by Messrs. Rowland 

 Ward, the background being painted by Mr. Stanley Lloyd 

 from photographs taken during His Majesty's hunting trip 

 in Nepal. The South African scene (Plate II) was painted 

 by Mr. G. E. Butler, who has a practical knowledge of 

 South Africa ; whilst the Pheasant background was painted 

 by Mr. A. Wilde Parsons from local studies. 



The three cases are lighted internally by concealed lamps. 

 Visitors can bring the lights into action by pushing a button, 

 the duration of lighting being regulated by a time switch. At 

 night the lights are maintained in action by a switch under 

 the control of the attendants. 



In building up these groups no spectacular effect has 

 been aimed at, all has been designed to broaden the outlook 

 of visitors and lead them to consider animals in relation to 

 their environment, and their habits. 



Mineralogy and Geology. 



The serious hindrances to the development of this 

 important department of the Museum still remain, and it is 

 with regret that we have to record again that no satisfactory 



