56 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 
The skeleton mounted in a feeding posture was one of the principal 
specimens in the Cope Collection, which, through the generosity of the 
late President Jesup, was purchased and given to the American Muse- 
um in 1899. It was found near the Moreau River, north of the Black 
Hills, South Dakota, in 1882, by Dr. J. L. Wortman and Mr. R.S. Hill, 
collectors for Professor Cope. ‘The erect skeleton came from Crooked 
Creek, Central Montana, and was found by a ranchman, Mr. Oscar 
Hunter, while riding through the bad lands with a companion in 1904. 
The specimen was partly exposed, with backbone and ribs united in 
position. ‘The parts that were weathered out are much lighter in color 
than the other bones. ‘Their large size caused some discussion between - 
the ranchmen, and to settle the question, Mr. Hunter dismounted and 
kicked off all the tops of the vertebrae and rib-heads above ground 
thereby proving by their brittle nature that they were stone and not 
buffalo bones as the other man contended. ‘The proof was certainly 
conclusive, but it was extremely exasperating to the subsequent collectors. 
Another ranchman, Mr. Alfred Sensiba, heard of the find and knowing 
that it was valuable, ‘‘traded’”’ Mr. Hunter a six-shooter for his interest 
in it. The specimen was purchased from Messrs. Sensiba Brothers and 
excavated by the American Museum in 1906. 
Barnum Brown. 
THE HEAD OF THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT. 
The illustration on the opposite page shows the head of a large 
African elephant, as it has been mounted by Mr. Herbert Lang at the 
Museum. ‘The animal, which was of unusual size, was killed by Mr. 
Richard ‘Tjiider upon the expedition into German East Africa which 
he undertook in 1906 for the American Museum. When alive, this 
elephant stood 10 feet 4 inches high at the shoulders and was 22 feet 
S inches long. ‘The tusks are 6 feet 4 inches long and weigh 160 pounds. 
The specimen has been installed in the East Corridor, second floor 
(Hall No. 205.) Brief accounts of the Tjader expedition were pub- 
lished in the JourNAL for October, 1906, and April, 1907. 
