CO NT K NTS 



Hoard of Tkisteks 1 



SciKNTiFK" Staff 2 



I.NUKX OF KXHIHITION HaLLS 7 



1\TK0I)L(T10.\: 



History and Work of tlic Mus<'Uiii 10 



Location 10 



Hours of Admission 10 



Study Collections •. 12 



Publications l.j 



W'orkshoj)^ It) 



First Floor: 



\'isitors' Kooni 10 



Memorial Hall (South Pavilion) 20 



Meteorites 20 



Indians of North Pacific Coast (South Central Winy:) 20 



Kskimo Collections (South Central Wintj). 2;^ 



Mural Decorations (South Central Win^). . . 23 



Auditorium (Central Pavilion) 23 



Indians of the Woodlands (Southwest Wing) 2.') 



Indians of the Plains (South\v(>st Pavilion). . 2VJ 



Indians of the Southwest (West Winji) 31 



Polar Majjs (Fast Corridor) 33 



Jesup Collection of North American Woods (Southeast Winjj;) 35 



Darwin Hall. Invertebrates (Southeast Pavilion) 37 



Second Floor: 



Amj)hibians. Reptiles (South Pavilion) 43 



Readinji Room 45 



Children's Room 45 



Local Birds (West Corridor) 46 



Ancient Monvunents of Mexico and Central America (Southwest Wing) 47 



Prehistoric Man of North America and Europe (Southwest Pavilion).. . 50 



Collections from Africa (West Wing) 51 



Birds of the World (South Central Wing) 53 



Recent Fishes (Corridor of Central Pavilion) 55 



Manunals of North America (Southeast Wing) 59 



Preparation of Elephant Group (Southeast Pa\-ilion). 63 



Third Floor: 



Members' Room (Ea.st Corridor) 64 



Monkeys. Ape>. Rodents and Bats (South Pavilion) 64 



Right Whale Skeleton (South Pavilion) 64 



Habitat Groups of North American Birds (South Central Wing) 65 



Public Health: Water Supply. In.>;ects and Di.^ease (West Corridor) 73 



Auduboniana (West Corridor) 76 



Indians of South America (Southwest Wing) 77 



Chinese and Siberian Collections (Southwest Pavilion) 81 



Shells (West Wing) 82 



Mammals of the World, their Families and Evolution (Southeast Wing). 83 



Hall of Insect Life (Southeast Pavilion) 85 



Fot RTH Floor: 



Foreword on Fossil \*ertebrates s7 



Fossil Fishlike Lizards (West Corridor) ^0 



Mastodons and Mammoths (South Pavilion) S9 



Mammals of the Tertiary Period (Southea.><t Wing) 90 



Fossil Reptil(\< and Fishes (Southea.>^t Pavilion) 94 



Geology and Invertebrate Palaeontology (South Central Wing) 101 



Gems antl Precious Stones (West Corridor) 105 



Minerals (South wc-^t Wing) 106 



Collections from the South S(\i Islands (Southwest Pavilion) . 107 



Collections from the Philippin(>s (West Wing) 109 



Fifth Floor: 



Librarv. Offices Ill 



Index....; 112 



PoPl LAH PlHLKATIOXS OF THK MrSKTM 115 



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