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NATURAL HISTORY. [UPPER FLOOR* 
Case 29 contains the Nose-leaf Bats ( Megadermata , 
Geoff.) with large broad wings, as M. Lyra of Africa, 
and M. frons of India. 
Case SO contains the simple-nosed insectivorous Bats 
( Noctiliones), as the Peruvian Bat (Noctilio rufus, Spix), 
and various species of the Bull-dog Bats ( Molossi , Geoff.). 
Cases SI and 32 is a continuation of the simple¬ 
nosed Bats, comprehending some of the European species 
of true Bats ( Vespertiliones), amongst which are several 
English specimens. The Kirivoula, or Striped Bat ( Ves- 
pertilio pictus, Gmeh), from India, is remarkable for the 
beauty of its coloured wings. In this Case are also several 
specimens of the long-eared Bats, belonging to the genus 
Plecotus . 
In Cases 33 and 34 are some American Monkeys, Le¬ 
murs, and Galeopetheci, and on the lower shelves of 
Case 33 are the insectivorous animals, which form part of 
the order Ferae of Linnaeus ; as the Shrew Mice (Sorices); 
the Hedgehogs ( Erinacei ); Tupaia from Java, &c. 
Over these Cases are the Ethiopian Hog ( Sus JEthiopicus , 
Linn.), from the Cape ; and the Abyssinian Masked Hog 
( Phascochcerus JEliani, Cretzchmar.) 
Over the Case No. 21 in this room, is the Gnu ( Antilope 
Gnu , Zimm.), over No. 22 is the Dauw ( Equus Burchelliiy 
Gray), and between them the Caama ( Antilope bubalis , 
Licht.), and, in front of the latter, the Giant Armadillo 
{Dasypus 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 Burchett , 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 , 
Linn., var. nepalensis , and C. nubiana , F. Cuv.), a spe« 
