XVI DIRECTORY OF ZOOLOGICAL TAXONOMISTS 



Persons who were suggested to us as taxonomists but who were later found to 

 be deceased were listed in proper order with an indication of address and specialty 

 and the date of death, if known. To have omitted these would simply have been to 

 further obscure the fact of their demise. 



A few persons in these last two gi-oups had already been included in the final 

 typescript. The new status was added or placed in the Addenda, with an arrow for 

 cross-reference. 



All names of those who replied are written in the exact form which they speci- 

 fied as their preference, including capitalization, diacritic marks, spacing, preposi- 

 tional prefixes, and titles. All unusual spellings were checked directly with the 

 person involved. 



These names are alphabetized according to the only rule which was found to 

 suit the requirements: All names are alphabetized by the first capital letter. Spaces 

 in the name are ignored, as well as apostrophes and hyphens. Where two or more 

 last names of exactly the same spelling occur, they are arranged by the initials only 

 of the first names. Thus, SMITH, John D. comes ahead of SMITH, James P. This 

 is the only way that names can be ari'anged when either initials or full first names 

 are used indiscriminately. This alphabetical section is designed as a detailed source 

 or cross-reference from the systematic section. There, only the initials are given, so 

 only the initials are used in alphabetizing. 



Addresses are given as specified by the taxonomist except for the following 

 considerations: (1) the order of items is always Street-city-country or institution- 

 city-country; (2) cities are always spelled as in the Dictionnaire des Bureaux de 

 Poste of the Union Postale Universelle; (3) countries are listed in the form used 

 in the United States Official Postal Guide, Part II, International Service, as there is 

 no accepted international source. The local spellings are often unsuitable outside of 

 the country. 



If the institution with which the taxonomist is connected is not shown in the 

 mail address, it is cited in brackets after the taxonomic specialty. 



The taxonomic specialties are listed as nearly as practicable in the manner 

 reported by the taxonomist. Each group of animals is cited by the name which he 

 employed, unless there is a conflict of usage of synonyms, restricted by appropriate 

 adjectives. To these are prefaced the phylum, class, or order, wherever necessary. 

 In a very few cases the taxon cited proved to be unidentifiable by us and is enclosed 

 within quotation marks. 



The geographic limits and geologic time spans are indicated with as much 

 detail as we received, with a minimum of standardization and few abbreviations. 



Most taxonomists who responded gave an answer to the question whether or not 

 they are willing to make identifications for other people in each of the groups listed. 

 The replies are "Yes," "No," and in a very few cases "Fee" (a fee to be charged 

 for the service) or a statement of dollars per hour as fee. The "Yes" must not be 

 construed as permission to send specimens without prior correspondence. It is often 

 qualified in additional ways which we are unable to record. 



A small arrow in the lefthand margin refers to additional listings to be found 

 in the addenda section at the end of the book. If the arrow points between two 

 entries, there will be found a new entry that would be inserted at that point. If the 

 arrow points directly at a name, additional or later information on that name will 

 be found in alphabetical order in the Addenda section. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The number of persons who have substantially helped in the compilation of data 

 is so great that any listing would be impractical. We do acknowledge with gratitude 

 the many lists, corrections, and suggestions sent by many taxonomists. Many insti- 

 tutions, societies, and individuals sent copies of directories or lists of specialists in 



