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ing from the designations used by some authors, even in papers which 

 represent not only interesting but valuable contributions to our knowl- 

 edge of biology, physiology, anatomy, etc. ; later their colleagues 

 endeavor to show the utmost consideration and broadest possible in- 

 terpretation of the rules in order to bring as many of these papers as 

 possible into harmony with the rules. The Secretary is jx^rsuaded 

 that as an economic measure in the interest of the advancement of 

 science the time is opportune to judge the nomenclatorial status of 

 many of these nomenclatorial confusions from a practical point of 

 view and to relieve systematists from the expensive burden of time 

 necessary in order to interpret or save the nomenclature used by 

 authors who either innocently or purposely do not present their 

 technical names in a reasonably interpretable method — -whatever may 

 be the value of their contributions from a standpoint of biology, ana- 

 tomy, physiology, pathology, etc. 



On the principle that it is encumbent upon an author who proposes 

 new names, to familiarize himself with, and reasonably apply the 

 rules of zoological grammar, namely, nomenclature, the Secretary 

 recommends that the Commission adopt the following Opinion in 

 answer to the question raised by Ernest Hartman : 



The technical Latin designations used by Danilewsky, 1891, Annales 

 de ITnstitut Pasteur, Vol. 5 (12), pp. 758-782, are not in harmony 

 with the International Rules of Zoological Nomenclature and are 

 therefore not subject to citation under the Law of Priority on basis 

 of said publication. 



Opinion prepared by Stiles. 



Opinion concurred in by thirteen (13) Commissioners: Apstein, 

 Bather, Chapman, Dabbene, Handlirsch, Hartert, Horvath, Jordan 

 (D. S.), Jordan (K.), Loennberg, Neveu-Lemaire. Warren, and 

 Stone. 



Opinion dissented from by no Commissioners. 



Not voting, three (3) Commissioners: Kolbe, Monticelli, and 

 Stejneger. 



