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ZOOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
Zoological Bibliography and Publication (Prof. E. B. Poutton, F.RS., 
Chairman; Dr. F. A. BaTHER, F.R.S., Secretary ; Mr. E. HERON- 
Auten, F.R.S.; Dr. W. T. Carman, F.R.S., Sir P. CHALMERS 
Mircuett, C.B.E., F.R.S.; Mr. W. L. Sciater). 
Durinc the past year the Secretary has been consulted on various questions 
of publication and has offered advice in the terms of previous reports by 
the Committee. 
A difficult question has been raised by the Entomological Society of the 
South of England regarding the publication of papers reproduced by dupli- 
cator or other methods than type printing. ‘The Society suggests that a 
minimum limit of 500 copies should be fixed and that the papers should in 
all other respects conform to the requirements of the International Rules 
of Zoological Nomenclature (which are essentially the same as the condi- 
tions laid down by your Committee), We do not think that any distinction 
can be drawn between the various processes of multiplying copies, provided 
that the results are reasonably permanent. The size of the edition must 
be governed by ordinary economic forces and by the probable number of 
people interested in the particular subject. It is important that the publica- 
tion should be advertised ; an edition of 50,000 would be of little use if not 
made known. 
Attention is again drawn to the undesirability of mentioning the systematic 
name of an animal in the title of a paper without any indication of the class 
to which it belongs. Editors of publications in applied, economic, and 
ecologic zoology would help their colleagues by insisting on closer adherence 
to the accepted rules and methods of nomenclature. 
It may assist editors and authors if we mention that the International 
Rules of Zoological Nomenclature, as well as other information of use in 
preparing papers, have recently been printed in the following : 
Krejci-Graf, Karl. ‘ Scientific Nomenclature and the Preparation of 
Papers.’ Geol. Surv. Kwangtung and Kwangsi. Special Publication. 
XII. Canton. December 1, 1932. 
Pearson, Joseph. ‘Ceylon Journal of Science. Instructions and Rules 
to be observed by Authors and Editors.’ March 1933. Private circulation 
only. 
The Secretary has protested in Nature (vol. cxxxii, p. 102, July 15, 1933) 
against the waste of time caused by the omission of page numbers from the 
opening pages of chapters, articles, and so forth. 
The Committee seeks re-appointment with the same constitution as last 
year, and without a grant. 
