240 Journal of Comparative Neurology. 



§84. The first five sections of the report of the Neuro- 

 logical Committee are embodied z^^r/;rt//w in the "Preliminary- 

 Contribution of the American Branch of the International 

 Committee on Biological Nomenclature of the American As- 

 sociation for the Advancement of Science"^ which was adopted 

 unanimously by that body Aug. 23, 1892, and published in its 

 Proceedings, p. 231.^ 



§85. The report just mentioned is so clear, comprehen- 

 sive, and concise that its main features are here summarized : 



a. " Terms relating to position and direction [toponyms, 

 9] should be intrinsic rather than extrinsic ; that is, should re- 

 fer to the organism itself rather than to the external world." 



b. " So far as possible terms should be single, designa- 

 tory words [mononyms, §15] rather than descriptive phrases." 



c. Terms derived from the names of persons [eponyms, 

 §33] should be avoided. 



d. " Each term should have a Latin [international, §46] 

 form." 



e. "Each term should have also a [national, §43] form in 

 accordance with the genius of each modern language, e. g. , 

 a paronym [§44] of the original Latin form." 



f. The report gives due recognition of the labors of other 

 committees and of individuals. 



§86. Returning to the report adopted by the American 

 Neurological Association [§8oJ its recommendations may be in- 

 dicated conveniently in the following Table I : 



^ The members are George L. Goodale, Ph.D., professor of Natural His- 

 tory in Harvard University, chairman ; John M. Coulter, L.L.D., president of 

 the State University of Indiana ; Theodore Gill, Ph.D., Smithsonian Institution; 

 Charles Sedgwick Minot, Ph.D., professor of Embryology in Harvard Univer- 

 sity; Simon H. Gage, B.S., professor of Histology and Embryology in Cornell 

 University, secretary. 



* Reprints were distributed to biologists of all nationalities and may be ob- 

 ained from the secretary. 



