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Action of the Section on Nomenclature and of the Congress 

 on the Foregoing Reports. 



At the Saturday morning session of the Section on Nomenclature the 

 Chairman gave the floor to the Secretary of the Commission on Nomen- 

 clature. The Secretary invited attention to the fact that the By-Laws of 

 the Commission provided for an open meeting of the Commission , and he 

 moved that the present session of the Section resolve itself into a Joint 

 Meeting of the Commission and of the Section, in order to comply with the 

 provision in question. Upon second, this motion prevailed. 



The Secretary reported that he was under instructions from the Com- 

 mission to present to the meeting the Report and a Supplemental Report 

 of the Commission. The Chair called for the reports which wei'e read in 

 full, except that upon motion, second, and vote, he read paragraphs 31 — 45 

 and 58 by title, or by title and examples. 



Following the reading of the regular repoi't, the meeting took a short 

 recess to enable certain members of the Commission to examine and vote 

 on the Supplement Report. After the meeting was again called to order, 

 the Supplemental Report was read. 



The Secretary requested the adoption of the report as a whole, ex- 

 plaining that this adoption did not carry with it the approval of the separate 

 recommendations. Upon motion, and second, the reports were adopted. 



The Secretary then requested action on those paragraphs that involved 

 recommendations, nominations, and resolutions. Acting upon each subject 

 separately, the joint meeting, upon motion and second, approved the 

 following paragraphs separately : 



(5Ì, (9), (111, ^13), (14), i50 [Commission instructed to continue the 

 list]), (52 a. b. c. [vote unanimous except for one]), (55, 56, 57), (91), (107), 

 ill3, 114, 115, 116). 



The Secretary was asked if it would be agreeable to him to resubmit 

 the names in (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 37) to subcommittees of specialists 

 before they were formally approved. His reply was that the suggestion was 

 entirely agreeable, and he withdrew his request for formal approval of 

 these lists. 



The Secretary gave notice that the list of bird genera in (38) would be 

 published before action was taken by the Commission. 



No formal action was asked upon (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45). 



In view of the fact that Opinions 29 — 51, inclusive, had been printed 

 in detail, it was moved, seconded, and voted that the section (58) of the 

 repcn-t dealing with Opinions 29 — 56 be read by title, and that the Opinions 

 be approved. 



Commissioner Stejneger stated that he now had some misgivings as to 

 whether or not practical difficulties might arise in coordinating the resolu- 

 tions of paragraphs (99, 100, 101, 105, 106) with (113, 114, 115) and he 

 requested that action on the former be postponed until the next Congress, 

 in order to determine more cleai-ly whether the two propositions contained 

 anything of a contradictory nature. As any one Commissioner has a right 

 to cause postponement of action on any portion of the Report (since the 

 Commission's vote must be unanimous), Doctor Stejneger's request was 

 respected and no final action was taken in regard to the Transitional List; 

 these sections were tabled. 



