>Adjoining
the Prince of Wales Museum is an institution of a different kind where
collectors have been donating their prize specimens for over a century.
One whole floor of Hornbill House, the Society's headquarters, is devoted
to beetles and butterflies all neatly eaxonomized. Another floor contains
hundreds of jars full of embalmed reptiles, plus drawer after drawer of
birds and animals pelts.
It is possible to join the society as a
temporary member for the duration of your stay in Mumbai. That entitles
you to use BNH's extensive library of nature books. There are lectures and
slide shows throughout the week.