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Rousseau, whose particular skill in perspective has at 
all times been held in high estimation. 
On the first landing place, is a Llama from South 
America, where it is used as a beast of burthen,—also 
presented by the Trustees of the Hunterian Museum, 
On the second landing-place are a Musk Ox, from 
Melville Island, and a Polar Bear; procured in the late 
Arctic expeditions;—and presented by the Lords of the 
Admiralty, 
Between these animals is placed the trunk of an 
Arborescent Fern (Alsophila Brunoniana of Wallich) 
forty-five feet in height, from the mountains to the east¬ 
ward of Silhet in Bengal. Presented by the East India 
Company, 
Above the Musk Ox and Polar Bear, are the Coudou 
Antelope, from Southern Africa, and the Elk from 
--S ib eria ,—both presented by the Trustees of the Hunte¬ 
rian Museum. 
On the upper landing-place are a male and female 
Giraffe, or Camelopard, from South Africa , presented by 
IV. J. Bure hell, Esq.; also another Giraffe, presented 
by the Trustees of the Hunterian Collection; and a 
River Horse, or Hippopotamus, from the Cape of Good 
Hope. The last-mentioned Giraffe was brought to Eng¬ 
land by Mr. Paterson, and is the first ever seen in this 
country. 
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