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Zoological Nomenclature. 105 
[Classes of shiethonclie: yon ]—It follows em hence that i following 
ee i words r less objectionable in point of taste, though, in 
the of gene 4 seit ae onan to use e them, from the phat of 
De cechenstsnite ¥ words which have not before been employed for other 
genera, wag ill commence with those ai tol appear the least open to ob- 
penne suc 
. Geo a ei names.—These words ‘being for the _ part adjectives 
as ‘rarely be used for genera. As desi gnations of species they have been 
so strongly objected to, that some authors 3 (Wagler, for instance) tie gone 
the length of substituting fresh names here they occur; others (e g. 
Swainson) will only tolerate them sa they “tits exclusively. We are by 
no means disposed to go | to this length. It is not the less true that the Mi- 
rundo javanica is a Javanese bird, even though it may occur in other coun- 
tries also, and though ether species of irundo may occur in Java. 
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uth. Howe ever, as so many authors object to this class of names, it 
is better to avoid giving them, except w ae there i . reason to believe that 
the species is confined to the 2 SOURIS whose name i 
b. Berar we umes.—Some authors pron ria ie the introduc- 
tion of ex apa wont i our hatin nomenclature, others de sag is the practice. 
with equal w ay remark, first, that the practic not contrary 
to classical —. for the Greeks and Romans oe ceca ie. though with 
reluctance, introduce barbarous words in a modified form into their respec- 
tive languages. Secondly, the preservation a"; trivial names whitch animals 
pet in their native countries is often of great use to the traveler in aiding 
iscover and identify species. We do not Linea consider, if such 
onda have a Latin termination given to them, that the ap ep al and judi- 
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names.—All words expressive of trades and profess ssions have 
bee : 
Words of this class, when ag eek chosen, often express the peculiar char- 
acters and habits of animals in a m tee Sac oS which is hi Se ele- 
nt. i 
cite the generic me oe ius, Pastor, Tyrannus, 
mes. 
red, they may properly be regarded as unmeaning and in bad taste. Thus 
th ames Leilus, Remus, C asiphae, have been 
ppli bird, a B fly, a Bee rrot, and a Crab, 
respectively, without any eptible association of ideas. But mythological 
mes ma times be used as generic with the same propriety as techni 
cases Ww oat a direct allusion can be traced between the nar- 
rated actions of a nage and the observed habits or structure of an ani 
s when thes name ple No is — a a yi he Clotho to a Spider, 
dra to a Polyp, Mthene to an Owl, a grey-headed Parrot, &c., a 
an st age which have been raised to words of 
this jee, are not Han a Pa names, no less than the 
tions of objects, should where Pitlesble, be drawn from positive and self- 
_ evident characters, and not from a comparison with other Sen which may 
be less bat wn to the speed ook the one baton him. ific names ex- 
__ pressive of comparative size are also to be avoided, as lbs a ‘be rendered 
 Inace chi by the after discovery of additional species. The names Picoides, 
_ Emberizoides, loides, maximus, minor, minimus, 86 a8 
