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We should make the most of them by showing an as complete as 

 possible representation of Indian Mammals. From the material in 

 stock we could select the specimens we require for mountino-. 



Eorm and Skulls. — The Society's admirable collection'^of bio- 

 game trophies iu respect of horns and mounted heads of game 

 animals would make a remarkable addition to the J'lammal Gallery. 

 A selection could be taken to the new Museum, where they could 

 be suspended on the walls of the Mammal Gallery arranoed according 

 to species with enlarged photographs of the animals themselves huno- 

 at the bottom of each group. Some method should be arrived at for 

 hanging them without disfiguring the wall surface. As reo-ardsthe 

 mounted specimens the larger could be arranged in cases 

 on interchangeable shelves. 



Cases. — We suggest the advisability of copying the cases in 

 the British Mtiseum where possible. 



As in the arrangement of the cases in the Hall we Mould put 

 the mounted exhibits in uniform cases along the walls of the 

 Galler}^ devoting the central space to mounted specimens of larger 

 animals, i.e., the Indian Lion case now in the Museum, and Ins- 

 tructional cases. Cetacea we would suspend from the ceiling as at 

 Oxford. Animals not represented in the Fauna of India would 

 be shown by the best enlarged photographs that could be procured 

 or presented. 



Prehistoric Mammals. 



Regarding Prehistoric Mammalia we could never hope to get 

 man}' of the original things but these could be represented in 

 many instances by photographs and miniature models of the princi- 

 pal examples of Mammoths, Mastodons, etc., showing relative 

 proportions of size. 



Gallery (e) Mezanine Floor. 



Birds. 



We propose to devote the whole of tliis gallery to birds. 



When the detailed scheme of arrangement of this gallery is 

 prepared the material for the same will be taken frm the 

 Societj^'s collection. We would here point out that though the 

 Society possesses a magnificent collection of bird skins, comprising 

 some six thousand specimens, it will probably be found that a great 

 number of these skins will not lend themselves to relaxing and re- 

 mounting and it will probably be found necessary to collect the 

 large majority of skins required expressly for this purpose. 



llo^inting of Specimens. — We know of nobody in India who could 

 successfully undertake the mounting of birds and it is our opinion 

 that the whole of the material, after being collected here, should be 



