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6. That the following^ be employed rather than their vari- 

 ous synonyms : hypophysis, epiphysis (for conarnun and cor- 

 pus pincalc), CHIASMA, OBLONGATA, LEMNISCUS, MONTICULUS, TEG- 

 MENTUM, PULVINAR, FALX, TENTORIUM, THALAMUS, CALLOSUM, 

 STRIATUM, DENTATUM, MESENCEPHALON, PALLIUM, OLIVA, CLAVA, 

 OPERCULUM, FISSURA CENTRALIS (for /. Rolaudo, etc.), F. CAL- 

 CARINA, F. COLLATERALIS, F. HIPPOCAMPI, CUNEUS, PRAECUNEUS, 

 CLAUSTRUM, FORNIX, INFUNDIBULUM, VERMIS. 



It will be noted that at least twenty (about half) of the 

 names above recommended coincide with those adopted by the 

 European committee in 1895, and that with some others, e. g. 

 CALLOSUM, DURA and CALCAR, the difference is due merely to 

 the elimination of superfluous words. 



The next number of the Journal of Comparative Neu- 

 rology will contain an extended commentary upon the Report 

 by the chairman of the committee. 



