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name one A — b — even if the species originally so named has 

 been properly transferred to some other genus. 



This point is not specifically covered by the International 

 Code, although the spirit of the code seems rather against it. 

 It is however covered by the American Ornithologists' Union 

 Code (1908 edition, p. lvii), and correspondence shows that it 

 is favored by many entomologists. 



(2) When an author describes a new species, citing several 

 localities, and not mentioning any one as typical, then any 

 writer following may designate any one of the localities origin- 

 ally given as the type locality, provided always that nothing 

 in the original name or description indicates otherwise. (If 

 the name of the species has reference to any locality or to any 

 collector who collected in only one of the localities cited, this 

 will suffice to fix the type locality from the original publication 

 alone.) 



The following, formulated by a member of the committee, 

 is now offered for discussion without endorsement, the majority 

 of the committee feeling that it requires further consideration 

 or perhaps amendment. 



(3) Generic names shall not be considered as validly pub- 

 lished unless the author, at the time of publication, either 

 mentions an included species by its scientific (binominal) 

 name, which name has been validated by a description; or cites 

 a species in such a way that definite reference can be made, 

 following the data given, to a previously published scientific 

 name. It may be held, however, that when a genus is proposed 

 with a description, and a single new species cited as type, the 

 latter without description, then the generic description may 

 cover both, just as if the author had given the whole combina- 

 tion at the beginning, followed by "n. g. and sp.", as is fre- 

 quently done. 



Differences of opinion exist as to whether the above rule, 

 or the spirit of it, is in accordance with Article 25 of the Inter- 

 national Code. 



H. T. Fernald, 

 E. P. Felt, 



T. D. A. COCKERELL. 



