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, another spe¬ 
cimen of the Musk Deer, the Egyptian Antelope and 
its fawn, the Persian Bull and Cow, and the Spotted¬ 
nosed Antelope. 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 man¬ 
ner, 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 apartment are also deposited the collections 
of Mammalia, Amphibious, and Invertebrate animals, 
preserved in spirits; some Reptiles, and a small col¬ 
lection of Crustaceous animals, Spiders, and Insects. 
The upright Cases contain Mammalia, Amphibia, and 
Invertebrated animals, in spirits. In Cases No. 1 and 2, 
are the various species of Frogs (. Rana ), some of a large 
size. Amongst them is the Jacky (Rana paradooca ), 
the tadpole, or larva of which, is larger than the per¬ 
fect animal, losing, at its metamorphosis, its enormous 
tail and external skin ; whence the older naturalists 
fancied the order of nature was reversed in this animal, 
and that the frog became a tadpole, or, as they called 
it, a fish, an error long since exploded. The Tree 
Frogs (. Hyla ), have the ends of their toes dilated into a 
roundish disk, by which they climb. The Horned Frogs 
have the eyebrows extended into horns. 
In Case o are Toads (. Bufo ), some of them exceed¬ 
ingly large. The Bombinatores, or Earless Toads, dif¬ 
fer from the others, merely by having the tympanum 
concealed under the skin. Some, as the Rhinellae, have 
their nose produced to a point; and one (Pipa) is re¬ 
markable for its flattened shape, and for the manner in 
which the female carries her young in cavities, or little 
cells, 
ROOM ix. 
Nat. Hist. 
