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(2) Gazella. Application of Name Advocated by Appellants. Gazella, as 

 from Blainville, Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris, 1816, p. 75, to be applied to Gazelles, 

 with genotype (fixed by Ogilby, P. Z. S. 1836, p. 137) : — Capra dorcas Linn., 

 Syst. Nat, p. 69, 1758a, the common N. African Gazelle. 



Possible Code Application. — To Gemsbok (Genus Oryx). 



(3) Hippotragus. Application of Name Advocated by Appellants.— Hi/'/' 0- 

 tragus Sundevall, K. Vte. Ak. Handl. (for 1844), P- 196, 1846. 



Genotype. — Antilope leucophaca Pallas, Misc. Zool., p. 4, 1766. 



Code-Names. — Egocerus Desm., Mamm., v. 2, p. 475, 1822 {)icc Aigoccros. 

 Pallas, Zoog. Ross. -As. i, p. 224, 1811). Same genotype, or Ozanna Reichenb., 

 Vollst. Nat. Saug., v. 3, p. 126, 1845. Genotype Antilope nigcr Harris, P. Z. S., 

 1838, p. 2. 



Synonyms. — None beyond those above, though many variants of Egocerus 

 have been used, including ALgoceros. identical in spelling with the name for 

 the Wild Sheep given by Pallas. 



(4) Lagidhim. Application of Name Advocated by Appellants. — Lagidinm 

 Meyen, N. Act. Leop., v. 16 (2), p. 576, 1833. 



Genotype.- — Lagidium peruanum Meyen, 1. c. 



Code-Name. — Viscaccia Oken, Lehrb. Nat., v. 3, Zool., 2, p. 835, 1816. Geno- 

 type " Lepus chilensis Molina." 



Synonyms. — Callomys d'Orb. and Geof., Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris, v. 21, pp. 282, 

 289, 1830; Lagotis Bennett, 1833, nee Blainville, 1817. 



(5) Nycteris. Application of Name Advocated by AppeWants.—Nycteris 

 Cuv. & Geof., Method Mam., in Mag. Ency., 1795, 66, or Geoffroy, Cat. Mamm. 

 Mus. Nat. Hist., p. 64, 1803, to be used for the Old World bats so known. 



Genotype. — Vespertilio hispidus Schreber, Saug., v. i, p. 169, 1774 (fide Sher- 

 borne) or 1775. Type locality Senegal. 



Code-Name. — Petalia Gray, Mag. Zool. Bot.. v. 2, p. 494. 1838. Genotype 

 Nycteris javanica Geoffroy. 



Synonyms. — Nycterops Gray, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 83; genotype A^. pUosa Gray; 

 Pelatia Gray, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 83, genotype N. javanica Geoffroy. 



Group B. Report Adverse for Suspension by Commissioner Allen 

 for Mammalogy and Commissioner David Starr Jordan for Ichthy- 

 ology : (6) Echidna. 



(6) Echidna. Name Advocated by Appellants. — Echidna G. Cuvier, Tabl. 

 Elem., p. 143, 1798. Preoccupied by Echidna Forster, 1777. Icones, 181, fish. 



Genotype.— M_\'rm(?co/'/tai70 aculeata Shaw, Nat. Misc., v. 3, pi. 109, 1702. 

 Type locality New South Wales. 



Code-Name. — Tachyglossus Illiger, Prodr. Syst. Mamm., p. 114, 181 1. Same 

 genotype. 



Synonym. — Echiuopiis G. Fischer, Zoognosia, v. 3, p. 691, 1814. Same geno- 

 type. 



Group C. Report by Allen Adverse for Suspension in the Follow- 

 ing Ten Cases: (7) Anthropopithecus, (8) Coelogcnus, (9) Chiro- 

 mys, (10) Dasypus, (11) Dicotyles, (12) Galcopithcciis, (13) Hap- 

 alc, (14) Ryt ilia, and (15) Siinia. 



