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. Burchett, Esq*; another Giraffe, presented by the 
Trustees of the Hunterian Collection ; a young Indian 
Elephant, and a Malay 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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