UPPER MAMMAL GALLERY. 
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exhibit the living members of this group alongside their extinct 
relatives in the Geological Department and in the central hall. 
The third bay contains a portion of the series of Gnawing 
Mammals or Eodents (Hares, Eats, Squirrels, &c.), which also 
occupy the whole of the adjacent bay. I^^ext in order follow 
the Seals, Walruses, and Sea-Bears (fig. 37) ; and after these, 
again, the land Carnivora. Among the former, particular atten- 
tion may be directed to the gigantic Elephant-Seal (fig. 38) 
from the Macquarie Islands, presented by the Hon. Walter 
Fig. 39. — The Great Panda {Mluropus melanoleucus). 
Rothschild, and also to the various smaller Southern Seals, 
obtained during the " Discovery " Expedition, in the same case. 
Among the land Carnivora, the visitor may specially notice the 
huge Brown Bear from Alaska, the rare Great Panda (fig. 39) 
of Eastern Tibet, and the case of Tigers, where both the long- 
haired Manchurian and the short-coated Indian race are shown. 
Second Floor. 
The portion of the gallery on this floor in the western Upper 
wing of the building open to the public, contains such of the 
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