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stitute several distinct genera. In this Case is a spe¬ 
cimen of the Spectre, or Vampire Bat (. Phyllostoma 
spectrum), and other species of the same genus; and 
also one of the true Blood-sucking Bats ( Glossophaga 
ecaudata , Geoff.), from Brazil:—a Rhinopoma, from 
India ( Rhinopoma Hardwickii , Gray),—Rhinolophi, or 
Bats with complicated nose-leaves, or Horse-shoe Bats 
(Rhinolophus tridens, Rh. uni-hastatus and Rh. bihas- 
tatus ), and the large nose-leaved Bats (. Megaderma 
frons, Geoff.). 
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, another spe¬ 
cimen of the Musk Deer, the Egyptian Antelope and 
its fawn, the Persian Bull and Cow, and the Spotted¬ 
nosed Antelope. Above these Cases, and fixed against 
the wall, is the tanned skin of a large species of Boa, 
killed at Minas Geraes, in South America. The skins 
of these enormous serpents, when prepared in this man¬ 
ner, are used by the natives for making boots, &c. 
Over the Case No. 1, is the nest of a species of Wasp, 
from India. The portrait over the western entrance is 
that of Sir Hans Sloane, the founder of the Collection 
of Natural History; and an original portrait of John 
Ray, one of the earliest and most illustrious of scientific 
British naturalists, is placed over the eastern door. In 
this apartment are also deposited the collections of Am¬ 
phibious and Invertebrate animals, preserved in spirits: 
some Reptiles, and a small collection of Crustaceous 
animals, Spiders, and Insects 
The upright Cases contain Amphibia, and Inverte- 
brated animals, in spirits. In Cases No. 1 and 2, are 
the various species of Frogs ( Rana), some of a large 
size. Amongst them is the Jacky (. Rana paradoooa\ 
* The last three are exhibited merely as an outline of the arrange¬ 
ment of those subjects. 
SALOON. 
Nat. Hist. 
ROOM IX. 
Nat. Hist. 
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