THe CRANE-FLIES or NEw YorK— Part I 773 
New York State Museum, Albany, New York. This is a good local collection, examined 
on several occasions thru the kindness of the State Entomologist, Dye, 1H 12 Felt, and the 
assistant entomologist, Mr. D. B. Young. 
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. This collection is under the direction of Dr. 
James G. Needham and Dr. J. Chester Bradley. It isa very complete collection, including 
many seen taken in the seventies by Professor J. H. Comstock and the late 
Mr. H. H. Smith and determined by Osten Sacken. The type of Rhabdomastix flava 
is here. 
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, Orono, Maine. This is a very good local col- 
lection, made in large part by the author in 1913, under the employment of the Director, 
Dr. Charles D. Woods, and the Station Entomologist, Dr. Edith M. Patch. 
Department of Entomology of North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina. This collection 
was examined thru the kindness of the State Entomologist, Mr. Franklin Sherman, and 
Mr. R. W. Leiby. It is a good collection of local material. 
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. This collection was examined thru the kindness 
of Professor James Hine, who collected the greater part of the material. 
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. This is a good local collection, including 
most of the material mentioned in Washburn’ s Diptera of Minnesota. It was sent to the 
writer by Mr. Simon Marcovitch. Considerable additional material from the region of Lake 
Itasca was given to the writer for determination by the collector, Mr. Samuel A. Graham. 
Washington State Agricultural College, Pullman, Washington. This collection is very 
important, as it contains many of the Tipulinae described by Doane. The writer was unable 
to visit the collection, but Dr. Axel L. Melander very kindly sent him the cotypé specimens 
of three or four eastern species that were needed in the preparation of this paper. 
Canadian National Museum, Ottawa, Ontario. This collection was sent to the writer 
for naming, thru the kindness of the Dominion Entomologist, Dr. C. Gordon vat It is 
a rather extensive collection, from most parts of the Dominion. 
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. This is a small collection, mostly taken by 
Dr. E. M. Walker and including the types of Phalacrocera neoxena. It contains also a few 
additional specimens collected by Dr. W. A. Clemens and including the type of Tipula 
algonquin. 
New Brunswick Experiment Station, Fredericton, New Brunswick. This is a good local 
collection, taken by the Station Entomologist, Mr. John D. Tothiil. 
Nova Scotia Experiment Station, Truro, Nova Scotia. This is a very good local collection, 
taken by Dr. Robert Matheson. It is now in the collection at Cornell University. 
In addition to the public collections listed above, there are in the 
United States a few private collections of great value, as follows: 
The collection of Dr. W. G. Dietz, Hazleton, Pennsylvania. This is a very considerable 
collection of North American species, including the types of the species described by the 
owner. 
The collection of Mr. C. W. Johnson, Boston, Massachusetts. This is an exceptionally 
fine collection, and includes the types of many of the species described by the owner. 
The collection of Dr. J. G. Needham, Ithaca, New York. This is a good local collection, 
mounted in balsam. It includes the types of Dicranomyia whartoni and Dolichopeza 
americana. 
