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 Linnsean 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 nmnbered 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 exliibition series also contains 
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