Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-17

complete catalogue of the world That of
North America cites 662o species.
The British Museum Is now preparing
a catalogue Of all known butterflies and
has published already eight Volumes con-
tanning references to 7,4.3 distinct spe-
cies. 1t is estimated that the complete ed
! catalogue will contain more than $1,000
| references
Other Big Collections.
| The largest collection Of butterflies in
the world belongs to the British Museum.
and is displayed in the South kensington
Museum: London. Tho Hon Walter
Rothchild has remarkable collection at
i his residence at Traing. England 1t is
one of the most complete in existence
| the Ooerthur Brothers, a firm of IL
| thographers in Paris, have another large
collection at their home at Rennes A
dealer in insects at Dresden named
StandinIer has large collection, and
furnishes specimens OF butterflies to mu-
seums and private collectors all over the
world He y regular broker in butter
/ flies and moths. and has agencies in
every country picking them up and send
ing them to him.
There are several good collections in
the United states. One of the best, ex-
hbited at the Museum of Natural His
tory at New York, was made chiefly by
the late Henry Edwards an actor of
Days Theatrical Company. who took it
life. -
The Brooklyn Institute several years
ago purchased the collection of a Mr..
iNeumagen. a banker and stock broker
of New York, who had upward of 2Oo,cG
specimens
The Field Museum of Chicago bought
about 10000 specimens from the estate
tof stonecutter named Strecher at
Reading, Pa. which he had been collect
ing all his life
| Another famous collector was black
smith named w. II. Edward, at Coal
burg, w. Va. who not only gathered a
remarkable collection of North Ameri-
new species that were never known be-
fore. He made a business Of raising but
terfies from the eggs, and published sew
teral volumes on entomology.
The Carnegie Museum of Pittsburg got
a lot OF good things from the collection
of DR. w. j. Holland, a clergyman.
| The chronological Society of Phila-
delphia is the oldest organization of the
kind I'm America. and made the first col
Election of butterflies ever attempted in
this country. 1t contains many impor
tant specimens, but has not been added
to lately.
| The Museum of Comparative Zoology
at Harvard also has an old collection
which is well preserved and very valla-
| BILE. but has not been increased lately.
However. bugs and butterflies do not go
out of style, and Mr.. Dyar says the old
er the specimens the more valuable.
| The collection in the National Museum
was started by the late DIR. c. Y. Riley,
entomologist of the Agricultural Depart
ment, and has been Increased since by
the purchase of the collection of Mr.
Dyar. which is especially strong In bonn
bycidal, or spinning moths. and that of
DR.. John B. Smith, professor of entomol-
| ogy at Rutgers College, which contained
a large number of valuable specimens OF
! the Nictuidae family of night-nying
moths.
| The Schaus collection WILL however
bring the National Museum away beyond
any. other institution in the world in
iish Museum is richer in specimens pecul-
| tar to Asia and Africa.