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genera to be studied early in the program will include Saimiri (the 
squirrel monkeys) and Presbytis (the langurs). 
Taxonomic Teams: Revisions of the systematics of any group 
cannot, and should not, be carried out by any one individual. Es- 
sentially, these are team projects that should reflect the multidis- 
ciplinary approach of primate biology. For the proposed fundamental 
revision of the genus Cercopithecus, a team consisting of specialists in 
the following fields will be co-opted and will operate under the general 
direction of the author: 
. Osteometric and osteological studies. 
. Serology. 
. Locomotor adaptations. 
. External characters. 
. Ecology. 
. Behavior. 
. Evolution and zoogeography. 
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Other scientists will be co-opted on an ad hoc basis to study various 
special aspects of the program, i.e., parasitology. 
Duration of Project: In view of the proposed depth and breadth of 
the revision of Cercopithecus, it seems likely that the project will last 
at least three years, possibly four or even five. Since the systematics 
team will be drawn from suitably experienced scientists working in 
different parts of the world, it is considered essential that they should 
be in constant communication in order that the products of their 
different viewpoints can be closely coordinated. As far as is possible, a 
new systematics project involving a separate team will be initiated 
every second year. Thus, at the end of a five-year period the revision 
of three important primate genera will be underway. 
Study Conferences: The majority of the scientists comprising a 
“taxonomy team” will be employed on a consultant basis. In order to 
facilitate close coordination on the project, annual study conferences 
will be held to bring together the scientists concerned either in Wash- 
ington or in London. 
Publication: During the course of the project, publication of the 
results of individual studies will be encouraged. At the conclusion of 
the project, the revision will be published as part of a monograph on 
the biology of the Cercopithecus group. 
NoMENCLATURE.— Revision is needed also in primate nomenclature. 
As more and more medical research laboratories utilize primates, the 
more urgent becomes the problem. The present nomenclature of 
primates is neither adequate nor sufficiently stabilized for scientists 
to communicate with one another without considerable danger of 
misunderstanding. The common laboratory primate, the crab-eating 
macaque, is a classic inmate of the nomenclatorial madhouse. It is 
widely and incorrectly known as Cynomolgus and less widely, and cor- 
