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The visitor will now turn back from this room and continue 

 his studies in the Central Hall (No. 204). The wall cases are 

 devoted to the general collection of Mammals, and in Mammals: 

 the lobby are exhibited the skeletons of the elephants General 

 "Jumbo" and "Samson" and the mounted skin of the Collection, 

 Central Park elephant "Tip." The group of the Spotted Hyena 

 is a life-like representation of that beast of prey. The Fur Seal, 

 the animal supplying the fur for sealskin garments, is repre- 

 sented by excellent specimens. 



In this hall there are several bird groups ; among them the 

 Brown Pelican, the Duck Hawk, the Red-shouldered Hawk and 

 the Lesser Blue Heron may be mentioned. 



The visitor should now pass into the North Wing (Hall No. 

 208) , where he will find the general collection of birds. The series 

 may be studied from the southeast corner as a starting 

 point, where specimens of flightless birds are exhibited. ^^ ^' 



The student should pass toward the north along the east side of 

 the room and return along the west side. In general, the 

 water birds come first and then the land species. The Museum 

 collection of birds' eggs is very extensive. The portion on exhi- 

 bition may be found in the east section of the hall. Among the 

 numerous groups especial attention is called to those represent- 

 ing the Ptarmigan and the Labrador Duck. The Museum series 

 of specimens of the Labrador Duck is one of the features of the 

 collection. It contains seven of the forty -odd known specimens. 

 Among the other great rarities in the collection is the specimen 

 of the Great Auk. Only four such specimens are known to be 

 in this country. The bird became extinct about sixty years ago. 



To the north of this hall is the entrance to the gallery of the 

 large Lecture Hall (No. 210). 



Retracing his steps through the Central Hall (No. 204), and 

 turning to the west, the visitor finds himself in the West Corridor 

 (No. 203), which contains the collection of mammals Local 



found in the vicinity of New York City. These species Mammals, 

 are represented b}^ groups comprising the Opossum, Raccoon, 

 Red Fox, Woodchuck and fourteen other familiar animals. 



