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The Cases 14 and 15, between the windows, contain 
Dry Specimens of Reptiles. 
On the upper Shelves are specimens of the Indian 
and African Crocodiles, and the Gavial, or Long-beaked 
Crocodile of the Ganges. 
On the lower Shelves are a series of Tortoises, ar¬ 
ranged after the same order as the specimens in spirits 
in Case No. 1. Among them are the Serpentine Tor¬ 
toises (Testudo serpentinaJ, which unite with the form 
of the Tortoises, several of the characters of the Croco¬ 
diles, as the large head, and the long tail with elevated 
ridges; also species of Land Tortoises, as the Indian 
Tortoise (Test, indica) and the Radiated Tortoise 
(Test . radiata) ; the American Box Tortoise (Testudo 
clausa) ; many species of Terrapin (Emys) from 
America and India ; some very young Turtles (Chelo - 
nia) ; and the head of a very large specimen from the 
Indian Ocean. 
In the Windows are placed some large specimens of 
Snakes, as the Indian Rock Snake (Python), a large 
Rattle-Snake (CrotalusJ, and two Snakes, the Mourn¬ 
ing Snake (Coluber pullatusJ and the Crimson-sided 
Snake (Coluber porphyriacusJ . 
In the Table Cases, in the centre of the room, are 
arranged the General Collection of Radiated Animals. 
The Comatulae (No. 1.) have their arms fringed on 
each side with a series of simple rays, and the under 
part of the body furnished with a tuft of simple in¬ 
dexed fibres, ending in an incurved hook, by which 
they attach themselves to sea-weeds and other marine 
bodies. 
One species of Comatula is found on the English 
coast; the largest (Com . glacialis) is from the Arctic 
Seas. The Fringed Comatula (Com. jimbriata) is from 
India. 
The Star-Fish (Asterice) Nos. 1. to 8. have the body 
depressed and more or less divided into rays, and the 
stomach furnished with only a single aperture. They 
have been divided into several groups, the first con- 
e 2 taining 
ROOM X. 
Nat. Hist. 
