Department of Zoology. 
The collections in Zo51ogy occupy the central Rotunda, Halls 
19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, the West Court and its alcoves on 
South Side, and the South Court and its alcoves on the West 
Side. 
The Rotunda. 
This is occupied by two large African Elephants mounted in 
a fighting attitude. They were secured in British East Africa by 
the Museum’s Expedition of 1905-6. The larger individual is 
10 feet 10j4 inches in height and its tusks weigh 93 and 95 
pounds respectively. Further particulars are given on the de- 
scriptive labels. 
West Court. 
The greater part of this court is devoted to groups of large 
mammals collected by the Museum’s East African Expedition, 
in 1896, and mounted by Mr. C. E. Akeley. 
Beginning at the east end and extending along the north side 
is a row of large cases, the contents of which are as follows : 
A group of Cheetah, or Hunting Leopard, Somaliland, East 
Africa. 
A group of Dibatag, or Clarke’s Gazelle, East Africa. 
A group of Beisa Antelope, East Africa. 
A group of Zebra, Transvaal, South Africa. 
A group of Swayne’s Hartebeest, East Africa. 
A group of Striped Hyena, East Africa. 
The case at the west end of the court contains a group of 
the Big Koodoo, East Africa. 
Following from the west to the east end of the south side 
of this court is a second row of large cases, the contents of 
which are: 
A group of Spotted Hyena, Somaliland, East Africa. 
A group of Proboscis Monkeys, Borneo. 
A group of Orang Utans, Borneo. 
