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Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo06amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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THE NE W B UILDING 117 the Iguana and the Texas Rattle Snake. A new group of the series is one representing the Diamond Back Rattle Snake of Florida. The larger of the specimens in this group is 7 feet in length and has twelve rattles and two buttons. The Diamond Back and the Texas Rattler are the largest members of the Rattle Snake family and their strike is far more deadly than that of the northern varieties, probably on account of their size and weight and the great length of their fangs. The speci- mens mounted in this group were presented by the New York Zoological Society, and the accessories were collected by Mr. E. J. Brown. The northern side of the hall is devoted to an educational synoptic exhibit illustrating the ethnology of the principal tribes of the Philippine Islands, a special feature of which is the series of photographs and window transparencies illustrating the habi- tations and the customs of the people. The sketch maps placed in each case enable the visitor to learn at a glance the location of the tribe which he is studying. The tower room beyond the East Mammal Hall is devoted to reptiles and batrachians, particularly those of the vicinity of New York City, which are described in the two Guide Leaflets on these animals w^hich have been issued by the Museum, THE NEW BUILDING.
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)ROUND for the south wing of the west fagade of the Museum building was broken May 21 and the excavation for the new building is now well ad- vanced. The new wing is to be 157 feet long and 66 feet 2 inches wide, corresponding in style with the side wings of the southern facade. A one-story exten- sion on the east side has been provided for the accommodation for certain special Japanese and Chinese exhibits. The basement will be devoted to the carpenter shop and other workshops of the Museum. Above the basement there will be four large exhi- bition halls. The fifth story will be devoted to laboratories and offices, while some much-needed storerooms will be made in the attic. There will be an underground passageway 12 feet wide and 12 feet high from the north end of the basement to

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