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SOUTH 



In the East Corridor (No. 205) of the second or main floor a 

 fine head of the rather rare African Elephant is to be seen on the 

 wall opposite the elevators. Turning to the east, the Mammals 

 visitor finds himself in the Hall of North American of North 

 Mammals (Hall No. 206). The principal exhibits in America. 

 this room are the large central groups representing the Moose and 

 the Bison or Buffalo. The Moose group pictures the animal as 

 it is found in the forests of New Brunswick. It is the most 

 elaborate group of its kind exhibited in any Museum. As one 

 item of detail, it may be mentioned that twenty -two thousand 

 artificial leaves enter into its composition. The Bison is one of 

 the animals which man has rendered practically extinct within 

 the last thirty years, hence this group is of especial importance. 



Some of the single specimens in this hall are particularly 

 noteworthy, such as : the Walruses collected on the Peary Relief 

 Expedition of 1895, showing a fine bull and a cow, the Elk, the 

 Virginia Deer. The last two in particular are considered excel- 

 lent examples of modeling. Guide Leaflet No. 5, entitled 

 "North American Ruminants" describes in detail a portion of 

 the collection placed in this hall. It may be borrowed or pur- 

 chased of the attendant. 



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