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Tlie Couiniittet". liowever, observes lli;it lliese custoins 

 are by no means universal, and constant complainls are 

 made that one or other of them is not put into force. In 

 case the Publication or Society with whieh you are con- 

 nected does not coniply wiht Ihese desiderata. the Gommittee 

 ventures to ask whettior it would not be possible for it 

 so to comply in futurc Should y(ju. however, have any 

 good reasons against the adoption of these suggestions. 

 the Gommittee would be much obliged if you would kindly 

 inform them of your reasons. in order that they may be 

 guided in their future action. 



The Gommittee further begs lo ask for your co-ope- 

 ration in the following matter. There are certain rules of 

 conduct upon which the best vvorkers are agreed. but which 

 it is impossible to enforce. and to wliicli it is ditficult to 

 convort tlie mass of writers These are: 



4. That it is desirable to express the subject of 

 one's paper in its title, while keeping the tilie as 

 concise as possible. 



5. 'J'hat new species siiould Ije propo-ly iliagnosed 

 and figured when possible. 



6 That new names should not l)e proposed in 

 irrelevant footnotes. or anonymous paragraphs. 



7. That referonces lo [)revious [xibiications should 



be made fuUy and correctly. if possible in accordance 



with one of the recognized sets of rules for cpiola- 



tion, such as (hat recently adopted by the French 



Zoological Society. 



The Gommittee ventures to poiut out tlial these and 



siiuilar matlers are wliolly wilbin the control of editors 



(redaction) and Publishing committees. and any assistance 



which you caii lend in puttting them inio effect will be 



valued, not merely by the G.onuniltee. but. we feel sure. 



by zoologists in general. 



