GROUND FLOOR. 
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On the first landing place, is a Llama from South 
America, where it is used as a beast of burthen ; pre¬ 
sented by the Trustees of the Hunterian Collection. 
Above the Llama is a specimen of the Stag ( Cervus 
elephas , Linn.). 
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. 
Over the Musk Ox is a specimen of the Striped An¬ 
telope of Pennant, from the Cape of Good Hope; and 
on the Polar Bear’s case, the Elk from Sweden. Both 
presented by the Trustees of the Hunterian Collection. 
Between these animals is placed the trunk of an arbo¬ 
rescent Fern (Alsophila Brunoniana of Wallich) forty-five 
feet in height, from the mountains to the eastward of 
Silhet in Bengal. Presented by the East India Company. 
Also a specimen of a species of Palm ( Euterpe oleracea , 
Mart.), native of South America. Cultivated and pre¬ 
sented by Messrs. Loddiges. 
On the upper landing-place are a male and female 
Giraffe, or Camelopard, from South Africa, presented by 
W. J. Burchell, Esq.; another Giraffe, presented by the 
Trustees of the Hunterian Collection; a young Indian 
Elephant, and an Indian Tapir. The last mentioned 
Giraffe was brought to England by Mr. Paterson, and is 
the first ever seen in this country. 
H. Ellis. 
UPPER FLOOR. 
FIRST ROOM. 
The ceiling of this room, representing the fall of 
Phaeton, was painted by Charles de la Fosse. 
The upright cases round the room contain a series of ar¬ 
tificial Curiosities from the less civilized parts of the world. 
Case 1 . Esquimaux dresses, from Winter Island ; a 
whalebone net, used by the Esquimaux for laying under 
their beds; a wooden bowl; a cup and spoon made of 
the horns of the musk ox ; a bone ornament, from Sa¬ 
vage Island; some Esquimaux arms; a small basket; a 
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