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sent to England for completion together with our drawings and 

 specifications as to the manner in which we want the material 

 mounted. We believe that we could obtain assistance from Mr. 

 Kinnear in regard to the bird gallery and his advice and assistance 

 might be sought in reference to the general design and arrangement 

 in this gallery. 



Cases. — The cases would be uniform with those in the Mammal 

 Gallery. 



The mounted exhibits would, as in the case of the Mammal 

 Gallery, be supplemented by paintings, photographs, maps, etc. 

 In this instance we can make use of copies of the beautiful series of 

 coloured plates which have appeared in the Society's Journal. 



Extinct Birds. 



We might get some enlarged photos of some of the extinct 

 Birds, such as Archteopterj^x, Hesperornis, Ichthyomis, from the 

 British Museum or the American Museum. Similarly we might 

 ask Oxford University for permission to have a copy made of their 

 beautiful oil painting of the Dodo. 



Gallery (y) Mezanine Floor. 

 Reptiles and Amphibia. 



The space remaining at our disposal after allowing for Birds 

 and Mammals is extremely limited, there remaining only one 

 gallery, i.e., ( y) and the rooms adjoining it. This space is to be 

 divided among the Reptiles, Amphibia, Fishes and Invertebrates. 

 The last including a whole series of important Th;yla which would 

 need to be represented. The allotment of space therefore in this 

 gallery to each of the sections requiring representation is a problem 

 which will require very careful consideration, and the three rooms 

 adjoining it, which we temporarily propose to use as office premises, 

 would be reserved for an overflow from this gallery. One method 

 of dividing the gallery into different sections would be to place, 

 where required, cases, horizontal to the walls, or as an alternative, to 

 erect partitions keeping the different orders separate. 



The policy to follow with the Reptiles and Amphibia gallery 

 would be similar to the others, i.e., an exhibit as far as possible 

 complete in reference to the general Fauna, and special cases showing- 

 structural differences, etc. In regard to Snakes there would be cases 

 illustrating the identification of poisonotis species, coloiu' resem- 

 blances and other features which would beuseful and instructional to 

 the public. The exhibits of Snakes would consist of plaster casts 

 interspersed with enlarged models of heads and tails, poison appara- 

 tus, etc. As regards skeletons and skulls we would be able to 

 arrange with the taxidermist of the Madras Museum who under- 

 stands the preparation of Reptiles and skeletons of Fishes and who 



