History and nomenclature of avian family-group names. Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 222

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dc.contributor.authorBock, Walter Joseph, 1933-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-11-22T22:52:36Z
dc.date.available2005-11-22T22:52:36Z
dc.date.issued1994en_US
dc.description281 p. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 222-265) and index.en_US
dc.description.abstract"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"--P. 6.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/830
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisher[New York] : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBulletin of the American Museum of Natural History ; no. 222en_US
dc.subject.lccQH1 .A4 no.222, 1994en_US
dc.subject.lcshBirdsen_US
dc.subject.lcshBirds -- Nomenclature -- History.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAnimals -- Nomenclature.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAnimals -- Nomenclature -- History.en_US
dc.subject.lcshInternational Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.en_US
dc.titleHistory and nomenclature of avian family-group names. Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 222en_US
dc.title.alternativeAvian family-group namesen_US
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