. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Fisheries; Fish culture. I320 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. N (i) The corridor arrangement.—This method is in use in the American Museum of Natural History, where the fish exhibit is at present placed in an L-shaped corridor (text fig. i) connecting two wings of the museum. Here the cases are placed in end-to-end series along the walls on both sides, an arrangement well adapted for this style of hall. The cases for the synoptic series are of similar size and shape, of the variety shown in plate cxxvi. The two doors in front open outward. The back i
. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Fisheries; Fish culture. I320 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. N (i) The corridor arrangement.—This method is in use in the American Museum of Natural History, where the fish exhibit is at present placed in an L-shaped corridor (text fig. i) connecting two wings of the museum. Here the cases are placed in end-to-end series along the walls on both sides, an arrangement well adapted for this style of hall. The cases for the synoptic series are of similar size and shape, of the variety shown in plate cxxvi. The two doors in front open outward. The back is solid and covered with a fabric (in this instance a blue denim), which sets off well the varied colors of the fishes. The specimens are attached directly to the back of the case and are removable. Nine- w i=| F teen cases are used at present for the synoptic series. The main features of the arrangement and classification may be readily seen in the accompanying plates. The class Pisces is defined in a general label (pi. cxxxi) to be found at the entrance of the hall and also at intervals throughout the exhibit. Its subdivision into three sub- classes is indicated at the bottom of the label. The parts of the hall devoted to the individual subclasses are shown by the large signs suspended from the ceiling (pi. cxxxii), while the orders are identified by. M ffi^ Fig. I.—Plan of fish hall in the American Museum of Natural History, illustrating the " corridor method " of arranging the cases. The synoptic cases are numbered i to ig. The illustrative group cases are represented in the middle of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Fisheries. Washington, D. C. : Govt. Print. Off.
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