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ROOM X. 
Nat. Hist. 
ROOM XI. 
Over the Cases 7 and 8 is a picture of a cochi¬ 
neal plantation. 
Over the chimney are two fern trees. 
Over the door next the chimney is a small or 
young (but very perfect) specimen, of a curious 
fish allied in its general appearance to the sword¬ 
fish, but which by some has been considered as 
belonging to the tunny tribe. It grows to a vast 
size, and is sometimes known to attack a ship, 
(which it perhaps mistakes for a whale), and that 
with such force as to drive the horn or sword 
through the timber. An example of this, from 
a larger fish of that kind, is preserved in the same 
frame; and also the tail of a large one over the 
Case. 
ELEVENTH ROOM. 
The birds in this room are disposed, so far as 
convenience would admit, according to the Lin- 
mean mode of arrangement, viz. into six great 
divisions or orders, the separations of which are 
marked by white lines between each. Some 
birds however, on account of the large size of the 
cases in which they are contained, could not 
conveniently be stationed in their proper orders, 
and are therefore disposed on the upper part of 
the general divisions. 
The 
