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Finally, the propositions made by Rhumbler and Herrera have 

 never been adopted in the International Code, and the only para- 

 graph in the Code which, in the most liberal interpretation, could 

 be cited in favor of these designations is Article 8, Recommendation 

 k, which provides that one may take as generic names : 



Words formed by an arbitrary combination of letters. Examples : Neda, 

 Clanciilus, Salifa, Torix. 



Recommendation k, however, was written without any considera- 

 tion of cases such as are proposed by Rhumbler and Herrera, and 

 the formulae in question are admittedly not arbitrary combinations 

 of letters. 



In view of the foregoing premises, the Secretary recommends that 

 the Commission adopt as its Opinion the following: 



Designations of animals, according to the system proposed by Her- 

 rera in the case submitted for opinion, are formulas, and not names. 

 Accordingly they have no status in Nomenclature, and are there- 

 fore not subject to consideration under the Law of Priority. No 

 author is under obligation to cite these designations in any table of 

 synonymy, index, or other list of names. 



Opinion written by Stiles. 



Opinion concurred in by 14 Commissioners : Allen, Apstein, 

 Bather, Blanchard, Dautzenberg, Handlirsch, Horvath, Hoyle, Jor- 

 dan (D, S.), Jordan (K.), Monticelli, Skinner, Stejneger, Stiles. 



Opinion dissented from by no Commissioner. 



Not voting, 4 Commissioners : Hartert, Kolbe, Roule, Simon. 



Bather : The whole matter seems to be still simpler than this 

 elaborate Opinion (with which I entirely agree), viz., Herrera and 

 Rhumbler were merely making proposals of a general nature ; they 

 were in fact proposing a new scheme of nomenclature. Their pro- 

 posals were not accepted and we have nothing to do with their sug- 

 gested examples. 



Jordan (D. S.) : By all means discourage this sort of thing. 



Monticelli : Perf ettamente d'accordo. 



