ZOOLOGY, 
THE ENTRANCE HALL 
contains the following Animals : — 
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Before the window on the left, a^ipining^ the messenger’s small room, 
M a Hippopotamus. Presented by the Trustees of the Hunterian Col- 
lection of the Royal College of Surgeons . 
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By the side of the staircase^ in the passage leading to theGailery of 
Antiquities, arethree specimens of the genus Rhinoceros, from Southern 
Africa, — viz., R. Ketloa — R. Africanus, young — and R. Simus. 
On the first 
LANDING-PLACE 
is a Llama from South America, where it is used as a beast of burthen. 
Presented by Charles Darwin , Esq. 
Above the Llama is a specimen of the Stag ( Cervus elaphus , Linn. ). 
Presented by the Earl of Derby. 
On the second landing-place are a Musk Ox, from Melville Island, 
and a Polar Bear; procured during the Arctic expeditions, and pre- 
sented by the Lords of the Admiralty. 
Over the Musk Ox is a specimen of the Striped Antelope of Pen- 
nant, from the Cape of Good Hope ; and on the Polar Bear’s case, the 
Elk from Sweden. Both presented by the Trustees of the Hunterian 
Collection. 
On the upper landing-place are a male and female Giraffe, or Came- 
lopard, from South Africa, presented by W. J. Burchett, Esq., LL.D.; 
and a smaller Giraffe, presented by the Trustees of the Hunterian 
Collection. The last mentioned Giraffe was brought to England by 
Mr. Paterson, and is the first ever seen in this country. 
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