386 Scientific Intelligence. 
of this gentleman being of course put in parenthesis, to indicate 
that his original generic denomination has been changed. The 
“ . 
same time reminded of its discovery.” ‘Therefore it is recom 
mended that the authority for a specific name, when not applying 
to the generic name, should be expressed thus: (Linn.) as 
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nus crinitus (Linn. 
he 
mollusks on the character of their shells,” he would no -_ 
have been more just in comparing a classification of the Op 
Sal bia oe sealant cele a eek | ae 
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classifications established in Mammalia, Ophidia, Gaster ; 
rthropoda, ete., on the teeth or other “or barva —_ 
fications which are, to say the least, generally esteemed as to pe : 
‘ble approximations to an “ expositi ature.” The 
system 
Mery enV ese Mae ee 
tion : 
—some naturalists will tell us that such a thing 4 
exist—will only be finally found when all genera (recent ams 
future communications from Mr, Lyman about the 
researches on the Ophiuride in the European museums ! — 
Copenhagen, Dec., 1871. CHR. 
15. Additional Note on the Rules of None fei 
t © ; 
that he is one of those “ American authors” who believe 
practice the custom of writing the name of the aap for 
gave the correct binomial name to a species, as the aut see 
that particular name. It seems fitting, therefore, to give? to 
the arguments in favor of this practice (by no means C0 
American authors), as briefly as possible : 
first 
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