Abstract
IN AN article by Secretary Hemming entitled, Emendation of Zoological Names: an Appeal to Zoologists for Advice, (Bull. Zool. Nomencl., 7, 4-60, 1952) the problem of emendation is set forth with great particularity. It may be summarized as follows: Article 19 of the International Rules of Zoological Nomenclature, enacted at the Berlin Congress of 1901, provided that original orthography of a name is to be preserved unless an error of transcription, a lapsus calami, or a typographical error is evident. (cf. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 39, 80, 1926.) This provision has received extremely diverse interpretation. It is proposed to substitute a provision based upon strictly objective criteria. Such a provision should recognize the recent decline of classical training among zoologists. The scheme should be a compromise, in order to please as many workers as possible. A scheme is suggested below, and its criticism by specialists is requested.
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