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fact that several important species of North American mammals have already been exterminated by man^[[,]]and many others are rapidly going the same way,the [[overwritten]]C[[/overwritten]]^[[c]]urator [[strikethrough]]of Living Animals[[/strikethrough]] prepared during the month of June a special exhibit to illustrate the extermination of American quadrupeds. This exhibit was composed of the following features:-

A series of mounted specimens of such mammals as already have been exterminated,and others that are rapidly approaching extinction. The species represented were as follows;- American bison,West Indian seal,California elephant seal,walrus,moose,elk, mountain goat,mountain sheep,antelope and beaver. 

^[[paragraph symbol]] A series of paintings and photographic pictures of large size,illustrating the methods by which the American bison has been exterminated.

A series of specimens and a large oil painting showing what remains today of the bison,--skeletons bleaching on the western prairies.

A series of raw buffalo skins as representing t[[overwritten]]o[[/overwritten]]^[[he]] objects for which the bison was exterminated.