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History and nomenclature of avian family-group names
- Title
- History and nomenclature of avian family-group names / Walter J. Bock.
- Author
- Bock, Walter Joseph, 1933-2022
- Publication
- [New York] : American Museum of Natural History, ©1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | GN2 .A27 no.222 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 281 pages; 26 cm
- Summary
- "The Standing Committee on Ornithological Nomenclature chaired by Walter Bock undertook an analysis ofthe nomenclatural history of avian family-group names. The primary results are (1) the establishment of a complete list of avian family-group names with authors, dates, and citations to the original papers, (2) discussion of problem family-group names, (3) an index to avian family-group names, (4) a historical analysis of avian family-group nomenclature, and (5) a historical analysis of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature as it related to family-group nomenclature. The second result is the basis for an application to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to adopt formally the presented list of avian family-group names as the official baseline dated 1 January 1994 for all future nomenclatural decisions relating to avian family-group names. Third is the use of this historical survey of avian family-group names as a test case to demonstrate the suitability of regulations in the Code pertaining to family-group names in the absence, as well as in the availability, of full historical knowledge of family-group names in a larger taxon. It is shown that these regulations are not workable without a detailed knowledge of nomenclatural history, and because such histories are not available for most groups of animals, current regulations in the Code pertaining to family-group names are not workable. Lastly, recommendations are offered for modifications in the rules of zoological nomenclature to achieve greater continuity, stability, and universality of family-group names without the need for complete historical investigations of these names in each group of animals. These suggestions include establishment of stare decisis clauses and of base-line lists of family-group for family-group names for each group of animals"--Page 6
- Series Statement
- Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 0003-0090 ; no. 222
- Uniform Title
- Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History ; no. 222.
- Alternative Title
- Avian family-group names
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Terminology
- Note
- "Issued September 28, 1994."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-265) and index.
- OCLC
- ocm31355584
- 31355584
- SCSB-2088239
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library