. Biology in America. Biology. Biological Institutions 55 Truly may it be said of the American Museum that its "lines have gone forth throughout all the earth, and its (men) to the ends of the ; From frigid pole and torrid equator, from rain-soaked forest and from sun-baked desert, from Andean height and Amazonian jungle have come the treasures, which constitute today one of the finest exhibits of natural history in the world. To attempt any adequate ac- count of the Museum and its work in this place would be out of the question, but brief mention may be made of a few of its mo
. Biology in America. Biology. Biological Institutions 55 Truly may it be said of the American Museum that its "lines have gone forth throughout all the earth, and its (men) to the ends of the ; From frigid pole and torrid equator, from rain-soaked forest and from sun-baked desert, from Andean height and Amazonian jungle have come the treasures, which constitute today one of the finest exhibits of natural history in the world. To attempt any adequate ac- count of the Museum and its work in this place would be out of the question, but brief mention may be made of a few of its more important features. The progress of American palaeontology, outlined in another chapter is largely due to the Museum, and its splendid col-. The Blue Shark with School op Young Photograph of a group in the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Courtesy of the Museum. lection of fossil vertebrates bears witness to the story of the past, which its investigations have revealed. Until comparatively recent years we have been accustomed in our museums to display case after case and row upon row of more or less indifferently stuffed specimens, with jar after jar of ''pickled" snakes and turtles and case upon case of pinned butterflies and' moths. But no hint was there of the activities and home of the living thing. Today our best museums, largely under the inspiration of the American Museum, are exhibiting groups of birds and mammals, rep- tiles, fish and other forms, illustrating their homes and lives in Nature's setting. Here one finds for example the duck hawks, with their nest and young perched among the rocks. 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 Young, R. T. (Robert Thompson), b. 1874. Boston, R. G. Badger
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