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with [[strikethrough]] his birth & death [[/strikethrough]] ^ [[the date of the founding of the Museum and the]] year of his ^ [[death]] given (1863-1902) I believe.  The large glass wall cases in this room contained great series of skulls of deer, Sambur, hogdeer, eldi, muntjacs, serows, gorals, pigs, barbarusas, some bears, tigers, large cats, etc.  On the walls were buffaloes, bison, sheep, etc.  There were cases of the flat skins of these deer, of bears, pandas, etc.  Each skull had a number on it in ink but the father assured me that there was no very exact record kept.  On the floor were skulls of rhinos, elephants & one hippo.  In one case were mounted weasels, civets, small cats, squirrels, & hares etc.