organized. This section covers mammals, birds, reptiles, 
and fishes. 
The mammals are on the second and third floors. The 
museum has about 6,000 mammals, representing nearly 2,000 
species. Here are the mammals collected by Childs Frick 
in British East Africa and Abyssinia, part of the Roosevelt 
East African collection, and many other notable collections 
made in both hemispheres. 
Among the many groups may be mentioned the zebras, 
giraffes, wart-hogs, African buffaloes, antelopes, Buxton’s 
koodoos, all shot by Childs Frick; the group of bears (Ursus 
gyas) obtained at Pavlov Bay, Alaska; the group of jaguars 
killed by John M. Phillips in Mexico; the group of black 
rhinoceroses, one shot by Colonel Roosevelt, the other by 
Childs Frick; the group of Steller’s sea-lions; and the group of 
Alaskan fur-seals. One of the ornaments of the gallery is the 
white rhinoceros brought from Lado by the English traveler, 
Major Cotton, many years before Colonel Roosevelt visited 
that spot. Another interesting group is “The Camel Driver 
Attacked by Lions,” by Jules Verreaux, awarded a gold medal 
at the World's Fair in Paris in 1869. This was the first speci- 
men owned by the American Museum of Natural History 
and was subsequently turned over to the Carnegie Museum. 
Among the important American groups are those of the 
Alaskan brown bear, the black bear, and the white-tailed 
deer from Pennsylvania. 
The gallery of birds is located on the first floor of the 
museum. The study collection is on the third floor. The 
museum has over 90,000 specimens representing over 6,000 
species. There are many beautiful groups, among them 
“Count Noble,” the ancestor of the finest setter-dogs in 
America, putting up a covey of quails; a group of vultures 
settling upon the dead body of a wapiti;a group representing 
the pelicans on Pelican Island; and many others. A series of 
small habitat groups of birds has been planned. Three of 
these groups have been completed: the horned owl, northern 
raven, and blue goose. 
As a whole the collection of birds is one of the most im- 
portant in the new world. The celebrated Buller Collection,