EEPORT OF THE COUNCIL. Ixxix 



Resolutions. 



' (1) That it is desirable to secure greater uniformity in Biological 

 nomenclature, especially in the department of Morphology. 



' (2) That in order to secure such uniformity the following steps be 

 taken : — 



' (a) The appointment of an International Committee to define terms of general 

 importance, e.g., terms common to Botany and Zoology, terms relating to Position, 

 etc. 



I' (h) The preparation of an authoritative historical glossary of Biological terms. 

 ' (fc") The systematic record of new terms in the various recording- publications. 

 ' (3) That copies of these Resolutions be transmitted to the British and 

 American Associations, and to the Anatomische Gesellschaft.' 



The Council appointed a Committee consisting of Dr. Sclater, Dr. 

 Woodward, Professor Marshall Ward and Professor Howes to consider 

 these proposals, and have adopted their report in the following tei'ms : — 



' After considering the Resolutions submitted by the Australasian 

 Association for the Advancement of Science, we think from the context 

 that by the word " nomenclature " in the first resolution, is meant " ter- 

 minology." Assuming this to be the case, we quite agree that it would 

 be desirable to secure greater uniformity in Biological terminology, but 

 we doubt whether the appointment of an International Committee would 

 tend to secure that object. 



'As regards the recommendation (h) in the second Resolution, we 

 also quite agree that the preparation of a good glossaiy of Biological 

 terms would be of great advantage, if a qualified person could be induced 

 to undertake the task of editorship. We also agree that the glossary 

 ought to be supplemented from time to time by records, to be kept up in 

 the various recording publications.' 



This Report will be transmitted to the Australasian Association. 



The Report of the Coi'responding Societies Committee has been 

 received, and will be presented to the General Committee. 



The Corresponding Societies Committee, consisting of Mr. Francis 

 Galton, Professor R. Meldola, Sir Douglas Galton, Sir Rawson Rawson, 

 Dr. J. G. Garson, Sir J. Evans, Mr. J. Hopkinson, Mr. W. Whitaker, 

 Mr. G. J. Symons, Mr. W. Topley, Professor T. G. Bonney, and Mr. T. V. 

 Holmes, is hereby nominated for re-appointment by the General Com- 

 mittee, together with Mr. B. B. Pouiton, Mr. Cuthbert Peek, and the 

 Rev. Canon Tristram, in the place of Professor A. W. Williamson, Pro- 

 fessor Boyd Dawkins, and General Pitt Rivers. 



The Council nominate Professor R. Meldola, F.R.S., Chairman, Mr. 

 G. J. Symons, F.R.S., Vice-Chairman, and Mr. T. V. Holmes, F.G.S., 

 Secretary, to the Conference of Delegates of Corresponding Societies to 

 be held during the Meeting at Edinburgh. 



In accordance with the regulations the retiring Members of the Council, 

 exclusive of the late Mr. H. W. Bates, will be : — 



Prof. G. H. Darwin. i Prof. J. W. Judd. 



Sir J. N. Douglass. | Prof. T. E. Thorpe. 



The Council recommend the re-election of the other ordinary Members 

 of the Council, with the addition of the gentlemen whose names are 

 ! distinguished by an asterisk in the following list : — 



