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hare, and tlie reindeer, which last stands as “ a representative 
of tlie verge of realms of ice and snow ” beyond. Some of 
these animals are so pursued, on account of the value attached 
to their skins, as to be almost extinguished ; and the local 
government of Nova Scotia was unable to obtain a skin of the 
black fox, owing to the large price paid by the Russian nobles 
for this favourite fur. 
Although, however, the Colonial courts contained the mass 
of the natural history of the Exhibition, there were many 
interesting specimens found incidentally in other parts, at which 
we will, in conclusion, briefly glance. In the Austrian court, 
Professor HyrtPs preparations of anatomy and osteology were 
deserving of the highest praise, and a medal is most properly 
awarded to him for them. They contained, among other things, 
a series of the ear-bones of man, and of many mammalia and birds 
— a monument of the anatomical skill and learning of the pre- 
parer, which was valued at £200. Several important skeletons 
also were by the same professor; among them that of the 
Chlamyphorus, a most singular creature, of which only one 
other exists in Europe, — viz., in the British Museum ; and as 
these were both found at Mendoza, in Chili, which has since 
disappeared, with all the surrounding territory, from the surface 
of the earth, by an earthquake, which, in 1861, engulfed it 
with 14,000 souls, it is probable that all the Chlamyphori have 
been destroyed. This skeleton has been purchased by the 
Royal College of Surgeons for £40. 
Some very fine articulated skulls were shown in the French 
court, by Guerin, Rue Rouen, Paris; and near them were the 
remarkable preparations and models of Dr. Auzoux, which also 
obtained a medal. The doctor terms them preparations of 
Clastic Anatomy— from kXow, to break — because his models 
are composed of solid pieces, which can easily be mounted and 
dismounted, and are removable one by one, as in a true dis- 
section. He showed a complete model of a man, which could 
be detached in ninety-two pieces, showing two thousand parts 
in detail, the price of which was 3,000 francs (£120) ; also 
that of a horse, containing ninety-seven pieces, showing three 
thousand parts. There also were enlarged models of minute 
parts, such as the ears of mammals, birds and fishes, the 
larynx, tongue, &c.; and models, upon the same plan, of typical 
animals, belonging to all the great branches of the animal king- 
dom, and extremely valuable for educational purposes, though 
perhaps somewhat expensive, as Ave should not like to have to 
give £8 for a leech, or £1 0 for a snail or a cockchafer. 
Some \ T ery beautiful wax models in the Italian department, 
by Drs. C. and S. Calenzoli, also obtain, as they deserve, a 
medal. They represented the history of the silkworm in all 
