CONTENTS 



Ancient Monuments of Mexico and Central America (Southwest Wing) 39 



Prehistoric Man of North America (Southwest Pavilion) 41 



Collections from Africa (West Wing) 41 



The hippopotamus "Caliph" 

 Congo Collections 



Birds of the World (South Central Wing) 43 



Recent Fishes (Corridor of Central Pavilion) 44 



Mammals of North America (Southeast Wing) 45 



Mammals of the Polar Regions (Southeast Pavilion) 49 



Reptiles and Amphibians (Southeast Pavilion) 51 



Third Floor 



Monkeys, Apes and Primitive Man (South Pavilion) 55 



Rodents (South Pavilion) 55 



North Atlantic Right Whale (South Pavilion) 55 



Habitat Groups of North American Birds (South Central Wing) 57 



Local Birds (West Corridor) 64 



Indians of South America (Southwest Wing) 65 



Chinese and Siberian Collections (Southwest Pavilion) 69 



Shells (West Wing) 69 



Mammals of the World (Southeast Wing) 70 



Hall of Insect Life (Southeast Pavilion) 71 



Fourth Floor 



Foreword on Fossil Vertebrates 73 



Fossil Fishlike Lizards (West Corridor) 74 



Mastodons and Mammoths (South Pavilion) 74 



Skeletons of Horses (South Pavilion) 76 



Fossil Mammals of the Tertiary Period (Southeast Wing) 77 



Fossil Reptiles and Fishes (Southeast Pavilion) 81 



Geology and Invertebrate Palaeontology (South Central Wing) 87 



Gems and Precious Stones (West Corridor) 91 



Minerals (Southwest Wing) 91 



Collections from the Pacific Islands (Southwest Pavilion) 93 



Collections from the Philippines (West Wing) 93 



Fifth Floor 



Library 94 



Index 95 



