enlarged models illustrating the various stages, diseases and 
product of the silkworm, as well as the life history of a 
swallowtail butterfly and two common American giant silk- 
worms. In a third case are two habitat groups with illus- 
trated labels, the one showing the insect life of the dune 
region near Miller, Indiana, and the other portraying the 
life history of the destructive Tomato Worm Moth. 
Hall 20: Birds — Habitat Groups. — Eighteen bird groups 
with painted backgrounds are shown, mostly in large sec- 
tional cases with four groups to each case. The majority of 
the groups are of North AAierican birds, conspicuous among 
which are the Northern Loon, Golden Eagle, California Con- 
dor, Whooping Crane, Wild Turkey, White Pelican, and Ruffed 
Grouse. Near the west end of the hall is a large case con- 
taining four groups from tropical America and including 
the Flamingo, the Jabiru Stork, Homed Screamer, Scarlet 
Ibis, and Oilbird or Guacharo. At the extreme west end of 
the hall is a group of Alaskan water birds from the Pribilof 
Islands, and a group of albatrosses and other mid-Pacific 
birds from the island of Laysan. 
Hall 21: Birds-Systematic — A systematically arranged 
collection of birds including representatives of the more im- 
portant orders and families. Cases on the north side of the 
hall are devoted to North American birds, and those on the 
south side to birds of foreign countries. 
Hall 22: African Game Animals. — This, the largest hall, 
occupies the entire western end of the building. In the 
northern half are groups of large African mammals col- 
lected and prepared by C. E. Akeley — Koodoos, Zebras, Buf- 
faloes, and various antelopes. In the southern half are other 
antelopes. Wart-hogs, Hyaenas, a collection of large apes, 
mostly Gorillas and Chimpanzees, and also a group of Bor- 
nean Orangs and of Proboscis Monkeys. 
H. N. HIGINBOTHAM HALL 
Hall 31: Gems and Jewels. — Second floor at head of 
staircase leading from the south end of Stanley Field Hall. 
This hall contains large and valuable collections of gems 
and jewels of both ancient and modem origin. In the five 
central cases of the hall are shown examples of nearly 
every known gem, represented both by cut and uncut spec- 
imens. Many of the specimens are of historical interest 
and of high intrinsic value. Special note may be made of 
the DeVrees engraved diamond, the Hope and Tiffany aqua- 
marines, the Russian topazes, the series of cut amethysts 
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