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families, and their mode of succession and replacement ; 

 subjects in which Flower always displayed special 

 interest, and in regard to which he made some important 

 discoveries. Here, too, were exhibited during the latter 

 half of his tenure of office the skeletons and half models 

 of a man and a horse, placed in juxtaposition, in order to 

 display the special adaptations and modifications for, 

 on the one hand, the upright posture and great brain- 

 capacity, and, on the other, for the high degree of speed 

 and endurance essential to an otherwise defenceless 

 quadruped living, in a wild state, on open plains. In 

 this exhibit, which forms the frontispiece to his well- 

 known and deservedly popular little work on The 

 Horse, Sir William always took an especial pride ; 

 and it was one of the first objects to which he directed 

 the attention of the many illustrious and distinguished 

 visitors who sought his guidance in viewing the collec- 

 tions under his charge. Another specimen in the same 

 " bay " of which he was especially proud is the 

 skeleton of a young chimpanzee, dissected by Dr. Tyson, 

 and described by that anatomist in a work published 

 in 1699, under the title of the Anatomie of a Pigmie, 

 being the earliest scientific description of any man- 

 like ape. 



As regards the vertebrate "bays," Sir William 

 himself (always of course with the aid of trained 

 assistants) took an active part in the selection and 

 arrangement of the specimens. In the case of the 

 invertebrate groups, on the other hand, the task was 

 left more to his subordinates ; while as regards the 

 botanical section such relegation was, of necessity, 

 practically complete. Although it has been previously 



