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APPENDIX A. 



'■'■May 2-jth, 1897. 



Let me in the first place express my sincere thanks to the 

 gentlemen who have taken so much trouble in answering my ques- 

 tions and giving me their advice on the very difficult subject of 

 nomenclature. 



I circulate the papers a second time in order that they may see 

 the opinions of all who were consulted and add any additional 

 points that occur to them, and I would ask them to say whether 

 they think any useful purpose would be served by the publication 

 of the papers and will consent to the publication of what they have 

 written. 



I have very carefully considered the answers given, and, although 

 they are extremely conflicting, I think that by their help, and after 

 having talked over the subject with well-known workers in other 

 branches of Zoology, I can arrive at a reasonable method of 

 procedure which shall be in accordance with the modern methods 

 adopted in the other branches and yet avoid unsafe ground and new 

 departures. 



G. F. HAMPSON." 



[Additional notes included herewith have been referred to the 

 Questions to which they relate. Durrani P\ 



WaLSINGHAM (Lord). 10 June, 1897. 



" The following Analysis (by Mr J. Hartley Durrant) of the 

 replies received to the questions circulated by Sir George Hampson, 

 accompanied by comments and criticisms upon some of the points 

 dealt with may be not uninteresting to those who have responded 

 to his invitation to discuss them. More uniformity of opinion 

 is shewn than I for one had ventured to anticipate, and some addi- 

 tional light has been thrown upon debated questions of publication. 

 That any absolute uniformity will be reached by this or any other 

 method of exchanging views appears to be still doubtful, although 

 perhaps scarcely hopeless." 



