126 NATURAL HISTORY. [LONG 
ously transferred to the gigantic Mastodon (Mastodon 
oliioticus ). There are various species of this latter genus, 
the osseous remains of which are now under arrangement, 
together with those of several species of Rhinoceros, Ano- 
plotherium, Palaeotherium, Tapir, &c. 
In a distinct Case at the N. side of this compartment 
is deposited the fossil human skeleton embedded in lime- 
stone, brought from Guadaloupe by Admiral the Hon. Sir 
Alexander Cochrane, and presented to the British Museum 
by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. 
The upright glass Cases on the S. and W. walls of the 
N.E. compartment contain a collection of Fossil Vegetable 
Remains. 
The sculptured tortoise near the centre of the Gallery, 
placed on a round table inlaid with various antique mar¬ 
bles and other mineral substances, is wrought out of ne¬ 
phrite or jade. It was found on the banks of the Jumna, 
near the city of Allahabad, in Hindostan, brought to Eng¬ 
land by Lieutenant-General Kyd, and presented to the 
Museum by Thomas Wilkinson, Esq. 
