36 SECOND FLOOR, SOUTH PAVILION 



leopards and wild cats. The specimen of the Barbary lion was presented 



alive to the New York Zoological Society by the daughter of 



<<tt u m Mr. Andrew Carnegie, and after its death was sent to the 

 Hannibal . 



Museum. It is a good example of what can be done in 



mounting an animal by modern methods of taxidermy. 



In the cases on the north wall are mounted specimens of the American 

 bison with skeletons near for comparison. The Asiatic elephant is the 

 famous "Tip" which was brought to this country in 1881, 

 <<Ti ,, and for seven years was one of the attractions of Forepaugh's 



circus. He was given to the City of New York by Mr. 

 Forepaugh and lived in the Central Park Menagerie until 1894, when because 

 of his treacherous disposition it was found necessary to kill him. He is 

 said to have caused the death of several of his keepers, and was twenty- 

 three years old when killed. 



In a corridor to the left of the astronomical clock as we approach from 



the elevator are the Natural History Reading Room, the Children's 



Room and the Room for the Blind. 



In the Natural History Reading Room are placed popular books on 



natural history and especially books descriptive of the col- 



"p 3, ^- 1S ~ l ec ti° ns m the exhibition halls. The visitor is invited to 



Room make use of these books. The main library consisting of 



more than 70,000 volumes on natural science, is on the fifth 



floor, open free to the public from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily, except Sundays 



and holidays. 



The Children's Room is designed to arouse interest in 



„ natural history and outdoor life. The room is open regularly 



on Wednesday and Saturday. 



The Room for the Blind contains specimens of animals and of 



Indian implements which can easily be handled and there- 



*.*- -dt j fore are suitable for examination by the blind. The 

 the Blind . . . 



labels are printed in raised type in both Braille and New 



York point. 



