ROOM IX.] 
NATURAL HISTORY. 
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beauty of its coloured wings. In this Case are also several 
specimens of the long-eared Bats, belonging to the genus 
Plecotus. 
Over the case No. 21 in this room, is the Gnu ( Antilope 
Gnu, Zimin.), over No. 22 is the Dauw ( Equus Burckellii, 
Gray), and between them the Caama ( Antilope bubalis, 
Licht.), and, in front of the latter, the Giant Armadillo 
[Easypus gigas , Cuv.), of which a second specimen is 
over the adjoining Cases. Over Case 23 is the Zebra 
{Equus Zebra, Linn.), and over 24 another specimen of 
the Dauw. All the above, except the Armadillo, which is 
from America, are from the Cape of Good Hope, and were 
brought to England, and presented to the British Museum, 
by William Burchell, Esq. Over the mantel-piece, are 
the Long and the Short-tailed Manis. 
NINTH ROOM. 
The Mammalia in the upper Cases in this apartment 
are supplementary to those in the Saloon, and are placed 
here for want of sufficient space in that room. Amongst 
them are the Nepaul and Egyptian Goats, ( Capra hircus, 
E\nn.,vax. nepalensis, and nubiana, F. Cuv.), another speci¬ 
men of the Musk Deer, ( Moschus moschiferus, Linn.), 
the Egyptian Antelope ( A , clorcas, Linn.) and its fawn, 
the Persian Bull and Cow, ( Bos Taurus , Linn. var. in- 
dicus ,) and the Broad-hoofed Antelope, ( A . nasomacidata, 
Blainv.). Above these Cases, and fixed against the wall, 
is the tanned skin of a large species of Boa, killed at Minas 
Geraes,. in South America. The skins of these enormous 
serpents, when prepared in this manner, are used by the 
natives for making boots, &c. Over the Case No. 1, is 
the nest of a species of Wasp, from India. In this apart¬ 
ment are also deposited the collections of‘Mammalia, Am¬ 
phibious, and Invertebrate animals, preserved in spirits ; 
some Reptiles, and a small collection of Crustaceous animals. 
Spiders, and Insects. 
The upright Cases contain Mammalia, Amphibia, and 
Inverfcebrated animals, in spirits. In Cases No. I and 2, 
are the various species of Frogs ( Rana ), some of a large 
size. Amongst them is the Jacky ( Rana paradoora), the 
tadpole, or larva of which, is larger than the perfect animal, 
losing, at its metamorphosis, its enormous tail and external 
