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NATUEAL HISTOEY. 
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the banks of the Ucayali; some speai’s made of palm and bow wood, and 
a bow from the Indians of the iMarafion; and a wooden spear from the 
Napo. Presented by Lieut. Henry Lister Mate, R.N. 
In the middle window, within a glazed frame, is one of the originals 
of Magna Charta, belonging to the Cottonian Library; at the side, 
there is an EnoTavino- of it in fac-simile bv Pine. 
In the window nearest the door is a glass Case covering a model of 
the middle part of the bridge at Black Friai's, with the frame-work used 
in its construction, preseyfrcc? hi 1770, by the JBridge Committee. 
In the centre of the Room, in an upright glazed Case, is a Model of 
the ships Victory and Mercury, bequeathed in 1778 by Philip Denoyery 
Esq. Here is also an inlaid Indian Cabinet. 
Over the door leading to the passage is a New Zealand Kite, from 
Plenty Bay. Presented by Mr. Read, 1843. 
And vai’ious objects, comprising spears, mats, musical instruments, 
&c., chiefly from the South Seas, temporarily arranged, over the Cases 
in the Room. 
EDWARD HAWKINS. 
Jan. 23, 1845. 
ROOMS II., III., lY. 
Till lately, were devoted to Sir Joseph Banks’s Herbarium, together 
with Sir Hans Sloane’s and other collections of dried plants. One of 
them is now occupied by the Accountant. 
MAMMALIA SALOON*. 
The collection of Animals is contained in two Galleries, and for the 
convenience of exhibition is arranged in two series. The Beasts, 
Birds, Reptiles, Fish, and the specimens of the other smaller ani¬ 
mals kept in spirits, are exhibited in the Wall Cases. The hard parts 
of the Radiated, Annulose, and Molluscous animals, as Shells, 
Corals, Sea Eggs, Star Fish, Crustacea, and Insects, are ar¬ 
ranged, as are also the Skulls of the smaller beasts, and the Eggs 
of Birds, in a series in the Table Cases of the several rooms. 
In the Wall Cases of this Saloon are arranged the specimens of 
Rapacious and Hoofed Beasts, and over the Cases are the different 
kinds of Seals (P/mc^e), Manatees, and Poi-poises (Delphini); and on 
the Floor of the room are placed the larger hoofed beasts, which can¬ 
not, on account of their size, be an-anged in their proper places in the 
Cases. 
Cases 1 — ^28. The Rapacious Beasts. 
Cases 1 — 7. The various kinds of Cats, as the lion (Leo), from 
South Africa; tiger, from India; the jagiiar, and the different kinds of 
ocelots, from Central America; the wild cats of Europe; the chaus, 
from North Africa and Asia; the booted cat of the Cape of Good 
* For an explanation of the method on which the Zoological Collection is arranged, 
and a list of the genera, see a small work called the “ Guide to the Zoological Col¬ 
lection,” sold in the Hall; where may also be had a List of the Specimens of ^lam- 
malia, with their Synonymes. List of the Specimens of Birds, Parts I. and III. 
Catalogue of Reptiles, Parts 1. and II. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous 
Insects, Part 1, List of the specimens of Myriapodes. 
