HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM 



Dutcher 

 Collection. 



Cetaceans. 



Willis James, Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, and Mr. Charles Smith. In 

 1890 about 440 bird skins and the skins and skulls of 55 mammals 

 collected in Florida were given by Mr. W. E. D. Scott. 



The five specimens in the habitat group of orang-outangs, collected 

 in Borneo in 1878-81 by Mr. W. T. Hornaday, were presented to the 

 Museum by Mr. Robert L. Colgate. 



Mr. James A. Bailey was a frequent contributor to the depart- 

 ment. A chimpanzee and a two-horned rhinoceros, as well as the 

 skeleton of "Jumbo," all of which are on exhibition, were his gifts. 



The skeleton of "Samson," an Asiatic elephant, was presented by 

 Mr. W. W. Cole in 1887. 



A collection of 2,500 bird skins from India was presented by Mr. 

 James M. Constable and Mr. William E. Dodge in 1894. 



In 1895 the Linnaean Society of New York contributed the William 

 Dutcher Collection of birds, containing about 2,000 specimens, most 

 of which were collected in Long Island. 



Through the cooperation of the Park Commission and the Zoological 

 Society, the department has received many additions to its collection. 

 " Tip," the Asiatic elephant received in 1894, the Indian rhinoceros, 

 and the chimpanzee "Kitty," all on exhibition, are among those re- 

 ceived from the Central Park Menagerie. Since January, 1904, the 

 accessions from that source have numbered 272 mammals and 341 

 birds. During the same period 282 mammals and 41 birds were re- 

 ceived from the Zoological Society. One of the best-known specimens 

 is "Hannibal," the African lion, presented to the Zoological Park by 

 Miss Carnegie, which was given to the Museum in 1905. 



The development of the series of Cetaceans has been largely through 

 the generosity of Mr. George S. Bowdoin. In 1907, through funds 

 provided by him, three skeletons were purchased: Gray's whale, a 

 bottle-nose whale, and a rare ziphioid whale, which proved to be a 

 new species and was named in honor of Mr. Bowdoin. The Museum 

 is also indebted to Mr. Bowdoin for the skeleton of the finback whale, 

 and the model of the sulphur - bottom, which was prepared from 

 photographs and measurements. The exhibition series also contains 



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