SECOND FLOOR 
NORTH 
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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 yammals 
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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