l6 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 73 



OPINION 109 



Suspension of Rules for Hippotragus 1846 



Summary. — Under Suspension of the Rules (if need be), Hippotragus 

 Sundevall, 1846, type species Aniilopc Icucophaca Pallas, 1766, is adopted in 

 preference to Egoceriis Desmarest, 1822, and Ozanna Reichenbach, 1845, (not 

 Acgoceros Pallas, 181 1) and is hereby placed in the Official List of Generic 

 Names. 



Statement of case.- — See Opinion 90, p. 36. 



Discussion. — The vote taken on Opinion 90 stood fourteen (14) 

 in favor of Suspension of the Rules and adoption of Hippotragus, and 

 four (4) against this action. 



In accordance with the provisions governing Suspension of the 

 Rules, this case was referred to a Special Committee consisting of 

 Commissioner D. S. Jordan representing the negative. Commissioner 

 Loennberg the affirmative, and Ex-Commissioner H. F. Osborn as 

 third member of the Committee. 



The votes of the Committee have reached the Secretary; two (2) 

 of them are in favor of Suspension of the Rules if necessary to vali- 

 date Hippotragus; the third vote upholds Egoccrus, but this last vote 

 is accompanied by a statement that if this vote is the only negative 

 vote, the member of the Committee is willing to change his vote to 

 make it unanimous. 



A majority and subsequently a unanimous vote having been obtained 

 in this case, Hippotragus is to be recognized in preference to either 

 Egocerus or Osanna. 



The Commission has instructed the Secretary to announce the 

 result, and by a vote of thirteen (13) to one (i) Hippotragus Sunde- 

 vall, 1846, type Ant Hope Icucophaca Pallas, 1766, is hereby placed in 

 the Official List of Generic Names. 



