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Show 1868.J DR. J. E. GRAY ON AN ELEPHANT'S FCETUS. 491 7. Notes on the Foetus of an Elephant and of a Hippopotam u s in the Collection of the British M u s e u m . By Dr. J. E . G R A Y , F.R.S., V.P.Z.S., &c. Among the specimens of animals in spirits that were in the British Museum when I was in the habit of studying in that establishment, now more than fifty years since, are the* foetuses of two large animals-the one that of an Indian Elephant, and the other of a Hippopotamus. They are remarkable, first, for their very small size, compared with the size of the adult animal, and, secondly, for the different parts of the animal being so much more nearly of the proportions of those of the adult than they generally are in foetuses of such a small size. These specimens have attracted considerable public attention ; and every now and then persons who have seen them many years ago are bringing visitors to see what they consider one of the most interesting curiosities in the Museum, viz. "an Elephant in a half-pint bottle." It has occurred to m e that it would be interesting to have these figured, of their natural size, by the accurate pencil of Mr. Ford. Fig.l. Foetus of Indian Elephant, Fig.. 2. Foetus of Hippopotamus. |