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proved — ^whether by selection or by altering 

 the stimulus, and if tbe latter, how the stim- 

 ulus may best be altered." Would that all 

 sociological reformers might read and ponder 

 these words. 



J. P. McM. 



REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMIS- 

 SION ON ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE^ 

 During the Graz meeting of the Interna- 

 tional Zoological Congress, the International 

 Commission on Zoological Nomenclature held 

 five executive sessions and one public meeting. 



The following ten commissioners were pres- 

 ent: Blanchard (president), Dautzenberg, 

 Hoyle, Jentink, Jordan, von Maehrenthal, 

 Monticelli, Schulze, Stiles (secretary) and 

 Wright. 



The following five commissioners were not 

 in attendance : von Graff, Joubin, Osborn, 

 Stejneger and Studer. 



Resignations.- — The following commission- 

 ers have presented resignations, and the com- 

 mission recommends that their resignations be 

 accepted : von Graff and Osborn. 



Expiration of Term of Service. — The term 

 of service expires at the close of this congress 

 for the following five members of the class of 

 1910 : Blanchard, Joubin, Stiles, Studer, 

 Wright. 



Nominations. — The following members of 

 the congress are nominated to fill vacancies on 

 the commission, caused by resignation or by 

 expiration of term of service: 



Class of 1913 : Hubert Ludwig (Bonn), vice 

 von Graff (Graz) resigned. J. A. Allen (New 

 York), vice Osborn (New York) resigned. 



Class of 1919: vice class of 1910 (term ex- 

 pired): E. Blanchard (Paris), C. W. Stiles 

 (Washington), Louis Dollo (Brussels), Ernest 

 Hartert (Tring), G. A. Boulenger (London). 



By-laws. — The commission has adopted the 

 following by-laws, based chiefly upon the 

 methods of procedure adopted at former meet- 

 ings: 



^ This report was read once in the open meeting 

 of the commission and again in the last general 

 session of the congress. It was adopted by the 

 congress. — C. W. S. 



BY-LAWS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON 

 ZOOLOGICAL NOIIENCLATUEE 



Article I. Membership 



Sec. 1. This commission shall consist of fifteen 

 members, elected by the International Zoological 

 Congress. 



Sec. 2. The commissioners shall serve in three 

 classes of five commissioners each for nine years, 

 so that one class of five commissioners shall retire 

 at every international congress. The retiring 

 commissioners may, however, be reelected to suc- 

 ceed themselves. 



Sec. 3. In case of resignation or death of any 

 commissioner, his place shall be filled for the un- 

 expired term by the next international congress. 



Article II. Officers 



Sec. 1. The ofiicers shall consist of a president 

 and a secretary, elected by the commission from 

 its members, to serve during their term as com- 

 missioners. 



Sec. 2. The two ofiicers shall form an executive 

 committee, whose duty it shall be to perform such 

 work as may from time to time be designated by 

 the commission. 



Article III. Powers of the Commission 

 Sec. 1. The commission shall have no legisla- 

 tive power but shall study the general subject of 

 the theory and practise of zoological nomencla- 

 ture, and shall report its recommendations to the 

 triennial International Zoological Congress. 



Sec. 2. The commission shall not report to any 

 congress any proposition for amendment to the 

 International Code, unless said proposition has 

 been before the commission for at least one year 

 prior to. the meeting of said congress. 



Sec. 3. The commission is authorized to express 

 opinions on cases of nomenclature submitted to it. 



Article IV. Reports to the Congress 



Sec. 1. The commission shall make a report to 

 each triennial International Zoological Congress. 

 Said report shall consist of the following: 



(a) Recommendations involving any alteration 

 of the Regies Internationales de la Nomenclature 

 Zoologique, but no such opinion is to be reported 

 unless it has first received a majority (eight 

 votes) of the commission and the unanimous vote 

 of all commissioners present at the meeting. 



( 6 ) All opinions which have been rendered since 

 the preceding congress. 



(o) A list of all commissioners whose term of 



