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is allowed to undertake private work of this nature. Colonel Wall 

 would also be willing to help in this connection. The exhibit 

 collectionof Lizards, Crocodiles, Turtles, Amphibians would include 

 spirit specimens and casts, where possible displayed on lines similar 

 to the snake exhibit. In regard to the Tortoises, for instance, it is 

 quits possible to obtain a giant specimen of the large Sea Turtle 

 Ghelonia mt/das found on the Bombay coast which could be cast 

 entire, the shell and skeleton afterwards being used for exhibition 

 purposes. It may be mentioned that Colonel Wall has seen our 

 plans in connection with this gallery and is in thorough agreement 

 with them. 



Preimration of plaster casts. — As regards the preparation of 

 plaster casts, it would be necessary (when his services are required) 

 to engage a Modeler who would work either in papier-mache, plaster, 

 or cla}^ 



Immediately we move into the Museum we could deposit oar 

 present show cases of Reptilia and everything else we have in this 

 connection, excluding of coiu"se the reference collections. The 

 larger Reptilia could be placed on top of the cases or suspended 

 from the ceiling. 



Extinct Reptilia. — Extinct Reptilia could be represented by 

 photographs or models in miniature of the reconstructions of 

 extinct forms as exhibited in the Museums in Europe and America. 



Gallery (y) Mezani^'e Floor. 



Wishes, 



On moving our collections Ave will transfer what we have to 

 this gallery. We have a few mounted specimens Avhich could be 

 supplemented by casts, etc. As regards our collection of Fishes Ave 

 ha\^e practically nothing for display purpose. 



In the case of modelling and the preparation of casts we 

 Avould be inclined to entrust the Avhole of the Avork to some one in 

 Bombay, but this seems to be impossible. 



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It Avould be impossible in the Indian climate to have Avax 

 ■ models made illustrating segmentation of the ovum, karyokinesis, 

 etc. But it may be possible in many instances to obtain models 

 in papier mache of the various protozoons as exemplified in the 

 Rhizopoda, Foramiuifera, Heliozoa or Radiolaria. Similarly an 

 opportunity might here be taken to illustrate by diagrams, charts,^ 

 etc., and models, Avhere procurable, the life cycles and histories of 

 organisms which are parasitic on man and beast in India, e.g., lite 

 history of the Malaria Parasite. In regard to the Sponge Phylum 

 Ave may be able to obtain a large selection of sponges for exhibition 



