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 
Siberia,—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. Bur cl tell , 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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