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tamus, and Rhinoceros ; whilst on the right are the Antelope, Ox, 

 Elk, Camel, and overtopping all, the Giraffe ; and in the centre, 

 immediately behind the bust of the illustrious Founder, stands 

 the elephant Chunee, for many years an inhabitant of Exeter 

 Change. In the wall-cases the smaller skeletons are exposed to 

 view, and in the table-cases on the floor the individual bones en- 

 tering into the formation of the skeletons, both large and small, 

 are arranged in "long, long rows." From the roof are suspended 

 two skeletons, both belonging to the Whale tribe ; the one which 

 forms the most prominent feature in the stereograph is the Bi- 

 dent Dolphin, or Bottle-nosed "Whale. It was caught in the 

 Thames in 1783, and is described and figured by Hunter in the 

 * Philosophical Transactions.' The other skeleton, of which only a 

 portion of the tail is seen in the figure, is a young specimen of 

 the Piked Whale, also alluded to by Hunter in the paper above 

 quoted. In the corners of this room are large dried preparations 

 of the Heart of the Whale, Elephant, and Dromedary, with their 

 principal blood-vessels injected with wax, and standing in a line 

 with the two rows of the skeletons. On pedestals are glass 

 cases containing some of the smaller skeletons, and one exhibiting 

 a remarkable series of specimens illustrating the growth of the 

 Salmon, from the egg until it arrives at a fish upwards of fifteen 

 pounds in weight. In the case on the opposite side are beautiful 

 models in wax of the development of the Tadpole of the common 

 Frog, showing the wonderful changes that take place in the yelk 

 prior to the formation of the embryo within. 



The Physiological series, in spirit, the great work of Mr. 

 Hunter's life and the great glory of this country, standing as it 

 does unrivalled, occupies the galleries. This series embraces dis- 

 sections of the organs of plants and animals, classed according to 

 their different vital functions, each series commencing with the 

 most simple, and passing onwards to the most complex form of 

 organ. The first division consists of those organs necessary for 

 the preservation of the individual, and commences with a few ex- 

 amples illustrating the component parts of organic bodies, such as 

 sap, blood, etc. ; then follow the organs of support and motion, 

 and then the various means by which progression in the water, 

 through the air, and on land, are successively accomplished by 



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