The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-17
HEADSANDHORNS OF BTGGANB
NOTABLE COLLECTION. SHOWN
, AZ TINE BRONX ZOO.

OPENING ~ the AamhslPatisa Bullalns
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Groaps- Mere Than l. 600 specimens.
Formal opening Of the new adminis-
traitor, building IN the Bronx Geological
Para Wa oalebrNted yesterday by the
exhibition 20 sCientiaia. and upOrtamen Of
i.oeo apeCimena q he heads and horns
q big Gams from al parts Of the world,
Installed IN the two story museum. which
has been completed recently AZ a cost Of
5000 he collection q the hsads and
tusks q large game Il one OF ne largest
Known. and Il said 10 b rlJAIlsd only BY
ihs collection in he KsnainglCa Museum.
London. Al Of the specimens displayed
are from private collections and the giitI
Of well known huntsnen and explorers
The exhibits are divided into two SEQ
tons. thS SOCIOLOGICAL and Ire geographical
pefies, Among the many species gathered
are record exhibits from the Wilds Oi
AfnOA. nom the RoCky Mountains and
AAskA which cannot be duplicated IN
any other collection.
Notable In the Sociological series on the
second nO0r Of the new building u an i'm
menss pair Of elephant tuaks from a
Sudan African eiephank measuring n
feet and 81 inches In bsngth and weigh
lng 30 pOunda. the largest on record ever
coming irom AfricA and . gift from the
late Charles T. Barney Another record
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lOched moose antlsrs from ALASKA, the
gift Of Charles ". Sent Other records
IN the series include tho Newfoundland
caribou, mule deer horns. Komai caribou.
big horn (Americanl. and the dudu
slAnd and Warthog from Afrim.
The largest pair Of duiker horns aFs
froEn Africa. A peculiar specimen IL the
lyTe shaped horns % the Lechee antelope.
There aFo steinbuok horns from South
Africa. the ,largsst known. Two pairs
Of bongo horns from Togoland. the Gold
Coast Of West Africa. are among other
raFp speouimens A Greenland caribou
bad Il q GIT from william T Hornaday.
director Al the geological Park.
In ths geographical series may b. seen
the John W. Norton collection Of personal
trophies from British Fast Africa. incl,ld-
ing flne specirr ems Of the water buck.
Gland. Grants gazelle and sable antelope
An enormous elephants bead With tuaks.
captured In brtiah Fast Africa by Rich
ard TiAder In io0o. q q gift from samuel
ThOrne. The bead was mounted by
HsrbsFt Lang.
One Of the finest specimsns Of Rocky
Mountain mule deer known 10 sportaman
has been contributed by the Lawyers
Club Of New YORK.. On one Of the horns
are nineteen pOints and on tho other
twenty. The largest collection Of Alaskan
anilnals ever gathered 10 IN the Reed
McMillin group, presented By Rlnarnon
q Grant aud OabOrn caribou and ths
9cond largest and finest apeclnasn q
Alaskan uiodse. These trophies we're
captured by A. =. Reed, an Engliahman.
who made frequsnt hunting eKpedltions
% Alaska and northern nritiah Columbia.
There IL q remarkable specimen 81
Pacific walrIa horns and q monster
brown bear gathered In Alaska. Among
other apacimana 10 q white fronted muak-
on taken from kllamers Land. Eiven By
the hunter and donor. Harry Whitney.
the well known spOrteman a Nsw Haven.
An unusually fine apecimen q huRaio
head b fpum VI. Casamir d. Rhan. and
a record pair q Paoiio walTlls tuaks from
70 9sripa seA v q on fron Madison
Distincsiv,'ln thA ssEihiFs ne A. Don.
aldaon smith collection ~ Africah eniTnal
Hheads. the Rift Of George ! 0ould u
contains large African elephant tJlaks
and other specimens 81 hig game n the
African country.
Among the donors of pernonal trophies
are Edward j. House. who contributes
q large specimen of nettsd African Giraffe;
Percy {. Madeira. who contributes from
hia own collection asmples Of big game
captured IN African Wilds. and George
L. Harrison. Jr.. who made several trips
70 Africa IN pursuit % large game. TIE
=. X. Barber collection. which includes
many important specimens. has been
gwen by Lispenard stewart, Frederick
schermerhoTn. Frederick G. Bourne. W.
d. Shane and Charles o.. Dieterioh
Il includes many record haada and al
together some so examples. In addition
70 the heads and horns several large
Alaskan brown bear skins decorate The
walls and floors Of the museum, gifts
frOm EfnerAon McMillin.
ne new administration building Il
two stories tall and IL buih Of hriok
and limestone On the frat h0or n a
general assembly room. which viii be-
ueed BY members for meetings and
lectures. Il Il finished In American val
nun. Tha directors room and q reception
room ere also on this floor Upstaira.
BESIDES the two exhibition halls. are q
library and reading room and q smoking
room Tor sportsmen.
Presidept Henry Fairfield Osborn
Director William T. Horr aday and other
and reception, which Wml largely at
tandai. The new building h situated
at TIE northern end Of the zOologioal
Park and VIII not be open 20 the public
until lmta IN fka a0,uUrnavl