THE “ NORFOLK ROOM.” 
The adjoining room is known as the Norfolk Room 
and the Committee hopes that as funds become 
available it will be possible to illustrate the Natural 
History of Norfolk. Three large dioramas on the ground 
floor have already been completed and depict the fauna and 
flora of Breydon Water, Broadland and a Norfolk “ Loke ” 
or lane. The Breydon case, 13 feet in width, shows m a 
spectacular manner a scene on the mud flats near Great 
Yarmouth in October (see illustration). A blazing June 
day on the waterways of Norfolk is the subject of the 
Broadland case where typical water birds such as the 
Bittern, Bearded Tit and Great-crested Grebe are seen 
with their nests and young. This case measures 26 feet in 
width and particular attention has been given to the water 
plants. The “ Norfolk Loke ” displays the autumn tints 
and colours of hedgerows with abundant animal, bird and 
insect life—fungi and berried plants complete the picture. 
The effect is produced by hidden electric lights and the 
reflections in the plate glass fronts have been eliminated. 
Surrounding each case is a series of transparent photographs, 
illuminated from the back, which are changed according to 
the season of the year. The gallery when completed 
will contain collections in cabinets and cases of Norfolk 
Fauna, Flora and Geology for the use of visitors desirous of a 
more detailed knowledge of the Natural History of the 
County. 
NATURAL SCIENCE. 
During recent years the Natural History collections 
have been completely reorganised so that they are 
not only of interest to the general public but of 
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service to students. Commencing with Man, the exhibits 
illustrate the story of life to the simplest forms such as the 
Protozoa. In the collection of mammals are some remark¬ 
ably well-mounted groups of African Antelopes, Lions 
from British East Africa (see illustration), a splendid Tiger 
shot in India by H.M. the King, and an Orang Utan from 
Borneo. The Invertebrates which form by far the larger 
part of the animal kingdom, and are so often not represented 
in Museums, are effectively shown on the gallery by means 
of Introductions to the Orders. This has been made 
possible by spirit preparations, enlarged models, and 
diagrams, enhanced by backgrounds of varying colours 
indicative of the scheme of arrangement (see illustration). 
The collection of birds in this sequence occupy one 
large gallery, arranged according to the British Museum 
Catalogue of Birds. Attention will be arrested by the 
gorgeous Birds of Paradise, and the brilliant hues of the 
Finches, Humming Birds, Pittas, etc. Amongst the rare 
birds is the extinct Port Philip Island Parrot, of which 
only about 12 specimens are known, other interesting 
birds being the Shoe-billed Stork and the Emperor Penguin 
and Chick, the first immature bird of this species to be 
taken from the breeding grounds in the Antarctic. The 
large island cases in the centre of the gallery contain carefully 
selected examples of Birds of Prey from the Gurney 
Collection of Raptores. The Condor, Secretary Bird, 
Monkey-eating Eagle and miniature Chinese Falcon are 
features of the exhibits. 
The attention of visitors is directed to the Introductory 
cases explaining the differences between the groups of 
vertebrate animals. 
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