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ROOM X. 
ROOM XI. 
the common Deer, the Indian Deer (Cervus 
Hippelaphus ), and its varieties; the common 
Stag and the Wapiti. On the top of the 
Cases are the Skulls of two Elephants,, from 
India; a Rhinoceros, from India ; two Giraffes, 
and several species of Dolphin ( Delphinus ). 
ELEVENTH ROOM. 
This Room is dedicated to the general col¬ 
lection of Fish and Corals. 
In the upright Cases round the Room are 
placed the general collection of Fish. 
The Cases No. 24, and Nos. 1—8, contain 
the series of Dry Fish. 
Cases Nos. 24, and 1 and 2 contain the 
Acanthopterygian Fishes, which have spiny rays 
to the dorsal fins. 
In Case 24 are the Percoid Tribe, most of 
which, as the Common and Sea Perch, have the 
ventral fins placed on the thorax, before the 
pectoral. All these have seven branchiostegous 
rays. Others have less than seven, as the Cir - 
rhites; and some few, as the Holocentrum and 
TrachichteSi have more than seven. The 
Weavers, or Otter-Pike ( Trachinus), and the 
Star-gazer ( Uranoscopus ), have the ventral fins 
just behind the pectoral. The Paradise Fish 
(Polynemus) and the Mullet ( Mullus ) have the 
ventral 
