CABINET OF COMPARATIVE ANATOMY. 



the heads of the phascochcerus africanus and of 

 the sus laivatus ; three elephants' heads, one of 

 which is sawn vertically to shew its internal 

 structure ; and four of the rhinoceros belonging 

 to three different species. Here are every genus 

 and a great number of species of the ruminantia, 

 with three cameleopards, one of which is very 

 young, and many buffaloes. Near them is the 

 skull, found in an Egyptian tomb, of the bos apis 

 which was an object of worship. Lastly, the 

 heads of many cetacea, amongst which those of 

 the manatus, of the halicore, Illig., and of the 

 monodon, deserve to be noticed. 



The second room on the same floor contains, 

 on the right, the remainder of the series of heads; 

 namely, those of birds, reptiles and fishes. We 

 remark among those of the reptiles, three of the 

 crocodile of the Ganges, sent by M. Wallick. In 

 collecting these heads attention has been paid to 

 the difference of age to shew their gradual de- 

 velopement. The remainder of this room is des- 

 tined to the study of bones, separately considered ; 

 on one side of it and in the middle are many 

 glass-cases containing those entering into the 

 formation of the head ; their number is very con- 

 siderable, especially in the fish, of which a large 

 variety is exposed to view. The bones of the 

 foot are also placed in several boxes, and classed 



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