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Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik, Johansson, Ulf S. (2022): Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa. Zootaxa 5134 (4): 521-560, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3

Drymoica chloris Sundevall, 1850: 104. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Caffraria.” CURRENT STATUS: Synonym of Cisticola natalensis natalensis (A. Smith, 1843); Cisticolidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 458). TYPE MATERIAL: There is no indication in Sundevall (1850: 104) that there was more than a single specimen available, rather he states that he had no access to any female: “ f# ignota ”. In Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue there is a reference to a single specimen, and in his list of duplicates the species is not mentioned. The holotype is NRM 568777 [6752a], a male collected 11 February 1840 in Pietermaritzburg. This was supported by Gyldenstolpe (1926: 40–41), who also identified it as a juvenile specimen of Cisticola natalensis natalensis. Drymoica chloris Sundevall, 1850 is thus a junior subjective synonym of Drymoica natalensis A. Smith, 1843. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Town Hill, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: There is no entry in the journal for this day, but date and place are in line with other specimens collected at the same time., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 545, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Eremomela scotops Sundevall, 1850: 103. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Hab. in Caffraria superiori (25 °). ” CURRENT STATUS: Eremomela scotops scotops Sundevall, 1850; Cisticolidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 450). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall (1850: 103), in his original description, gave no indication that he had more than a single specimen at hand. From Sundevall’s manuscript catalogues, however, he apparently had three specimens. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 50) referred to NRM 569702 [6703] as a “type”; we treat this as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 24 November 1843 at Saulspoort (Mohapoani). The two paralectotypes are: NRM 537661 [6704], a mounted female collected 13 October 1843 at Saulspoort; and a male [6702] collected 24 November 1841 in the Magaliesberg, exchanged to Berlin in 1853 (but not found in the ZMB collection). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Saulspoort (Witfontein Berge, Mohoapoani), North West Province. COMMENTS: Date and place agree with the journal entries., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 542, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Bradyornis leucomelas Sundevall, 1850: 106. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ in Caffraria superiori, campestri ” CURRENT STATUS: Synonym of Sigelus silens silens (Shaw, 1809); Muscicapidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 590). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall in his original description stated that he had only a single male (“ Unicus mas in Caffraria superiori,... ”), and we could only find one specimen in his acquisition catalogue. The holotype, NRM 568761 [6852] is a male collected 6 August 1843 near Potchefstroom. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Potchefstroom, North West Province. COMMENTS: See species account for Alauda fasciolata for the suggested TL correction., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp."]}

Hirundo spilodera Sundevall, 1850: 108. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: not given; but within “ trakten kring sjelfva Capstaden ” + “ Cafferlandet ” according to the Swedish introduction. CURRENT STATUS: Petrochelidon spilodera (Sundevall, 1850); Hirundinidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 477). STATUS REFERENCE: Sclater (1930: 581) and (Peters 1960b: 120; monotypic, in the genus Petrochelidon), White (1961: 60; polytypic in the genus Hirundo and includes P. rufigula Bocage, 1878, and P. preussi Reichenow, 1898), Clancey et al. (1980: 159) and Keith et al. (1992: 165–167; monotypic in the genus Hirundo). TYPE REFERENCE: Sundevall (1850: 108), in his brief type description, gave no indication that he had more than a single specimen. His acquisition catalogue however shows that he actually had five specimens available. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 69) referred to NRM 569774 [7088] as a “type”, here treated as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 27 October 1844, south of the Vals (Valsch) River, Free State. The four paralectotypes are: NRM 537971 [7089], a mount of a female collected 15 August 1843 near Mooi River; NRM 90145225 [7087], an adult male collected 8 April 1842 at Tswaing (Saltpannen); RMNH. AVES.90707 [7086], an adult male collected 1 November 1841 at Rhinoster (Renoster River) sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850; and a juvenile female [1790], collected 8 April 1842 at Tswaing and exchanged to Berlin in 1853 (but no longer in the ZMB collection). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Vals (Valsch) River, Free State. COMMENTS: Sundevall noted the locality from Wahlberg as “Caffr. [Fallo Rev.]”. Gyldenstolpe gave the locality as “Mooi River”(1926:69),“Valsch River,E.of Kroonstad” (1934: 292) and “S. of Valsch River” (Wahlberg). Wahlberg noted in his journal that on 24 October he started from “Mooye” River (= Potchefstroom) “…. and so pressed for time that no chance for collecting presented itself. Pass the Fals (Vals) River [on 24 October] ”. There are no notes for the days 25–29 October; for 30 October–1 November the only information is “rainy” for the three days. On 2 November he descended the Drakensberg [via Bezuidenhout’s Pass]. Although there is no definite locality where the type of Hirundo spilodera was collected,Gyldenstolpe’s correction is probably as close as any other, and the restricted type locality should stand., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on pages 547-548, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Sclater, W. L. (1930) s. n. In: Systema Avium Aethiopicarum: a Systematic List of the Birds of the Ethiopian Region. Part 2. Taylor & Francis for the British Ornithologists' Union, London, pp. i - xi + 305 - 922.","Peters, J. L. (1960 b) Family Hirundinidae. In: Mayr, E. & Greenway Jr., J. C. (Eds.), Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 80 - 129.","White, C. M. N. (1961) A Revised Check List of African Broadbills, Pittas, Larks, Swallows, Wagtails and Pipits. Government Printer, Lusaka, 84 pp.","Clancey, P. A. (1980) S. A. O. S. Checklist of Southern African Birds. Pretoria, South African Ornithological Society, 325 pp.","Keith, S., Urban, E. K. & Fry, C. H. (Eds.), (1992) The Birds of Africa. Vol. 4 [Broadbills to Thrushes]. Academic Press, London, 15 + 609 pp., 32 pls.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Hirundo griseopyga Sundevall, 1850: 107. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Hab. prope Portum Natal. ” CURRENT STATUS: Pseudhirundo griseopyga griseopyga (Sundevall, 1850); Hirundinidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 476). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall (1850: 107–108) gave no indication that he had more than a single specimen at hand for his very short description of the type. However, from his acquisition catalogue he apparently had three specimens available. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 69) referred to NRM 569781 [7066] as a “type”, and we treat this as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 19 May 1840 in Durban. The two paralectotypes are: NRM 90200199 [7067], a female collected 22 May 1840 in Durban; and RMNH. AVES.88915 [7068], a female collected 22 May 1840 in Durban, exchanged in 1850 to Leiden. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: There is no entry in the journal for this day, but date and place are in line with other specimens collected at the same time., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on pages 546-547, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Prionops retzii Wahlberg, 1856: 174. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ In arboribus altis in familias congregati (8–10) ad flumen Doughe. ” CURRENT STATUS: Prionops retzii retzii Wahlberg, 1856; Vangidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 212). TYPE MATERIAL: The description was based on many specimens (cf. verbatim type locality above). According to Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue, four of these were sent to Sweden. If there were more specimens available to Wahlberg, we assume they are lost. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 39–40) referred to NRM 568742 [11734] as a “type”, treated here as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 3 Aug 1855 near Okavango River. The three paralectotypes are: NRM 90171388 [11737], a young male collected 3 Aug 1855 near Okavango River; NRM 554138 [11735], a young female collected 23 July 1855 near Okavango River; and a young male [11736] also collected 23 July 1855 near Okavango River that was sent on exchange to Berlin in 1870 (but not found in the ZMB collection). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Okavango (Doughe) River between Lake Ngami, Botswana and a place called Libebe (= Andara, Caprivi Strip), Namibia. COMMENTS: Localities where Wahlberg camped in Botswana are very difficult to identify. His travels and camp sites were summarised by Gyldenstolpe (1934) and Brinck (1955), but many of the sites lack names or any reference to named places. From July to October 1855, Wahlberg and his companions travelled north along the Thaoge River, and then the Okavango River after passing the confluence between the Thaoge and Jao rivers. On 25 July the group passed Mapororo Lagoon and camped at or near the confluence of the Thaoge and the Jao (Ng-Gokha) Rivers, at a place called “Embana” (Craig & Hummel 1994: 169) (Embana River is a local name for the Thaoge near the Okavango /Jao junction; Wendy Borello, pers. comm.). The Thaoge River becomes the Okavango River at this point. The group continued north along the Okavango River, collecting a female Prionops retzii on 23 July, an African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus on 31 July [erroneously labelled with the locality Molopo River (= Mapororo River)], and two more specimens of Prionops retzii (one of them the lectotype) on 3 August along the way. According to Brinck (1955), the group eventually reached Libebe (= Andara, Namibia, 18° 40’ S, 21° 27’ E) on 14 August. The type locality for Prionops retzii is vague, but nevertheless the type locality suggested by Gyldenstolpe (1926: 40) is reasonable and should stand. The species was named after Professor Anders Adolf Retzius (1796–1860), who was married to Emilia Sofia Wahlberg, sister of J.A. Wahlberg and Peter F. Wahlberg, and one of the sponsors of Wahlberg’s expedition., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 533, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Wahlberg, J. A. (1856) Hr J. A. Wahlbergs resa i sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 13 (6 - 7), 173 - 174. [for 1856 published 1857","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1934) The travels and collections of Johan August Wahlberg, 1810 - 1856: a pioneer naturalist in South Africa. Ibis, 76, 264 - 292. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1474 - 919 X. 1934. tb 01567. x","Brinck, P. (1955) Swedish exploration of South African animal life during 200 years. In: Hanstrom, B., Brinck, P. & Rudebeck, G. (Eds.), South African Animal Life. Vol. 1. Almquist & Wiksell, Stockholm, pp. 11 - 61.","Craig, A. & Hummel, C. (1994) Johan August Wahlberg. Travel Journals (and Some Letters) South Africa and Namibia / Botswana, 1838 - 1856. Translated from Swedish by Michael Roberts. Series 2. No. 23. Van Riebeeck Society, Cape Town, 249 pp."]}

Hyptiopus caffer Sundevall, 1850: 110. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Caffraria inferiore ”. CURRENT STATUS: Synonym of Aviceda cuculoides verreauxii Lafresnaye, 1846; Accipitridae (Dickinson & Remsen 2013: 236). TYPE MATERIAL: From Sundevall’s description (1850: 110) it appears that his new name is based on, firstly, the description of a single specimen by Kaup (1847: 344), and secondly, by at least one adult male and a young female collected by Wahlberg. This is confirmed by Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue, according to which there seems to have been only a male and a female from Durban available. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 91) refers to NRM 569845 [7571] as a “type”, which we treat here as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 27 February 1841 in Durban. The two paralectotypes are: NRM 538380 [7572], a mounted juvenile female collected 7 April 1840 in Durban; and Kaup’s specimen, now evidently missing. There is no known geographical origin of the missing Kaup specimen. Kaup (1847) states “this bird came as one specimen to London and was sold to a German, either a scientist or a dealer” [translation by Jörn Köhler]. During the period when Johann Jakob Kaup prepared his text on the genera of raptors, he was associated with the collection in Darmstadt (HLMD). It is uncertain if this specimen was ever in the Darmstadt collection, and there is no such specimen there today (Jörn Köhler, HLMD, in litt.). Although we have been unable to trace the Kaup specimen, it is not known to be lost. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal. COMMENTS: Date and place confirmed by journal entries., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on pages 528-529, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Remsen, J. V. (2013) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 1. Non-passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 461 pp.","Kaup, J. J. (1847) Monographien der Genera der Falconidae. Isis von Oken, Leipzig, 1 - 5, 39 - 80, 83 - 121, 161 - 212, 241 - 283, 325 - 386. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 155025","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Malaconotus rubiginosus Sundevall, 1850: 106. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Caffraria inferiore ”. CURRENT STATUS: Chlorophoneus olivaceus olivaceus (Shaw, 1809); Malaconotidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 217) TYPE MATERIAL: In Sundevall’s original description (1850: 106) data are given for a male, female, and young. According to Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue he treated “ l’Oliva ” of Levaillant (vol. 2, pl. 75) as a single species initially, but later divided it into two species, of which the “Le Jeune Mâle” was described as the new species rubiginosus. Seven specimens of the material received from Wahlberg were later corrected in Sundevall’s manuscript journal as “ rubiginosus ” (from Lanius / Malaconotus oleagineo for some and from Malaconotus sp. for others). These belong to the type series. The specimen figured as “No 2” on Levaillant’s plate 75, should also be included in the type series. In Sundevall’s manuscript catalogue of duplicates available for exchange is an additional specimen included under the heading Malaconotus rubiginosus; it is an old specimen from Gustaf von Paykull’s (1757–1827) collection, and is still present in the NRM collection. It is difficult to judge if this specimen was included before or after the description of M. rubiginosus in 1850, but it is likely to also be part of the original type series. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 38) referred to NRM 568737 [4662] as a “type”, here treated as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 10 August 1839 in Durban. The eight paralectotypes are: NRM 535131 [6899], a mount of a female collected 2 August 1840 in Durban; NRM 90170844 [6900], a juvenile female collected 6 June 1840 in Durban; NRM 90170842 [6901], an adult male collected 31 July 1840 in Durban; NRM 90170843 [6902], a female (or supposed female—it is written as a question “ ♀ ” on the label) collected 26 April 1840 in Durban; NRM 533572 [463], a young male from the Paykull collection (see Lönnberg 1926), collected before 1817, but no collecting data are known; a male [4660], collected in September 1839 in Durban, sent to Bergen, Norway after 1867; a male [4661] collected 3(?) September 1839 in Durban, sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (but not found in the ZMB collection). The specimen figured by Levaillant may well be lost or its status is difficult to prove. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: Date and place agree with the journal entries. In the (Latin) text Sundevall referred to Levaillant’s description as “ M. oleagineo (l’Oliva) ” (Levaillant 1799; pl. 75, 105–110), and referred to the species in French only (l’Oliva). It was later formally described in 1809 by Shaw as Lanius olivaceus. Sundevall must have been well aware of Shaw’s description. It was not intended as a new name for Lanius olivaceus, because Sundevall consequently announced new names with “nob.” (= mine) and is just a Latinisation of the French name and therefore has no nomenclatural status. The first paragraph of Sundevall’s description (Sundevall 1850: 106) is “ Malaconotus rubiginosus nob., l’Oliva jeune, Le Vaill. Afr. 75, 2, it is a truly distinct species, of which the adults and juveniles of both sexes have been collected by Wahlberg in the lower Caffraria, where it is found together with L’Oliva ”. Malaconotus rubiginosus Sundevall and l’Oliva jeune (Levaillant, 1799, vol. 2, plate 75, figure 2), are distinct species, showing the adult and young of both sexes, and were confused with l’Oliva by Levaillant., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Lonnberg, E. (1926) The ornithological collection of the Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Auk, 43, 434 - 446. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 4075130","Levaillant, F. (1799 - 1808) Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique, 6 volumes. Chez J. J. Fuchs, Paris, 194 + 206 + 231 + 141 + 163 + 188 pp."]}

Alauda fasciolata Sundevall, 1850: 99. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: Sundevall referred to Smith (1849: text to plate 110, Figure 2) who wrote: “ Inhabits arid districts on both coasts of the Cape Colony, but in no locality are specimens abundant. ” CURRENT STATUS: Mirafra fasciolata fasciolata (Sundevall, 1850); Alaudidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 439). STATUS REFERENCE: The historical taxonomy is tangled. The species was initially described as Alauda rufopilea Vieillot, 1816. Sclater (1930): 312–313 included rufopilea as a subspecies of Mirafra apiata (Vieillot, 1816). Peters (1960a: 16) did not recognise fasciolata and noted that it was synonymous with Mirafra apiata rufopilea (Vieillot), White 1961: 17 did not recognise fasciolata, and considered rufopilea to be indeterminate within Mirafra apiata hewitti (Roberts, 1926), Clancey et al. (1980: 140) recognised Mirafra apiata fasciolata (Sundevall) and included Megalophonus hewitti Roberts, 1926, within this taxon. Keith et al. (1992: 30–31), recognised M. a. hewitti, but not rufopilea or fasciolata. TYPE MATERIAL: From Sundevall’s original description (1850: 99–100) it is apparent that the name is based on the figure in Smith (1849: Plate 110, Figure 2). From Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue he clearly also had four specimens collected by Wahlberg available. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 25) referred to NRM 569760 [6461] as a “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 5 August 1843 north of Vaal River. The three paralectotypes include: a juvenile male [6460], data unknown (most probably lost); an adult male [6462] collected in “Caffraria” (if the date is correct, then the bird was collected at the Eye of the Mooi River), 12 November 1841, exchanged to Leiden in 1850; and one adult male [6463] collected at the Eye of the Mooi River, 12 November 1841, exchanged with Berlin in 1853 (but no longer in the ZMB collection). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Potchefstroom, North West Province. COMMENTS: The TL was restricted to north of Potchefstroom by Gyldenstolpe (1934) but is imprecise. Wahlberg’s entries for the period 24 July–9 August 1843 are vague regarding localities. He noted that he crossed the Vaal River (probably at Skandinawiedrif at 26° 56’ south, 27° 03’ east) on 28 July, and that he continued travelling north. On 1–3 August, no locality is given but his activity is given as “resting”. On 4 August he continued travelling, spending a few days at Potchefstroom on the way, arriving at the Eye of the Mooi River (26° 12’ south, 27° 10’ east), on 9 August. Specimen label localities show that he collected at the Mooi River, or Mooi River Dorp as it was known at the time (= Potchefstroom, 26° 40’ south, 27° 05’ east) on 4, 7, and 8 August 1843, and from 9–28 August collected at the Eye of the Mooi River. The lectotype of Alauda fasciolata, collected on 5 August, must have been collected at, or very close to Potchefstroom. Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe , 1926: 24. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Mohoapoani, Bechuanaland ”. CURRENT STATUS: Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe, 1926; Alaudidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 440). TYPE MATERIAL: Gyldenstolpe referred for a description of the new nominal species to “ Mirafra fringillaris auct.” published by Sharpe, 1874: 649–650 + plate 75. Gyldenstolpe also stated: “As type for Mirafra passerina I designate one of our specimens, viz.: Type: ♂ ad., Mohoapoani, No. 6457”. Sharpe based his description on Sundevall, 1850: 99 and Gray (1870: 121, Mirafra occipitalis) (which seems to be an erroneous reference back to Sundevall), and five additional specimens at Sharpe’s disposal. The type series consists of at least one (Sharpe 1874, Plate 75, figure 1) of Sharpe’s five specimens plus three of four specimens on which Sundevall based his report (one was sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850, and it is unlikely that Gyldenstolpe had seen it). The holotype is NRM569762 [6457], a study skin of an adult male collected 7 November 1843 in Saulspoort. Paratypes are probably the additional ones mentioned: NRM 569763 [6458], a male collected 22 January 1842 at Apies River; NRM 537998 [6459], a mounted male collected 7 November 1843 at Thabazimbi (labelled Thabazimbi Mohapoani); and the specimen figured in Plate 75. However, Grant & Praed (1949: 30–31) have pointed out that Gyldenstolpe had given a nom. nov. for Mirafra fringillaris auct., not Alauda fringillaris Sundevall (Öfvers. K. Sv. Vet. Akad. Förhandl., Band 7, No. 4, 17th April 1850, p. 99). Gyldenstolpe’s name is therefore a new specific name and not a nom. nov. Sharpe’s description (1874) was based on a type series of five birds. A careful examination of the specimens in the type series identified one that must have been the holotype, and therefore Gyldenstolpe’s holotype and type locality can have no standing. Based on what is published by Sharpe (1874: 649-650) the type specimen may be NHMUK 1889.9.13.167, a study skin of a male collected 29 November 1873 in Transvaal by T.E. Buckley but may as well be one of the four specimens collected by C. J. Andersson in Namibia. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Saulspoort, North West Province. COMMENTS: Date and place agree with the journal entries. Wahlberg camped and collected at Saulspoort and immediate environs from 12 October to 26 November 1843. The note by Grant & Praed (1949: 30-31) has no effect under the present Code., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on pages 540-541, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Sclater, W. L. (1930) s. n. In: Systema Avium Aethiopicarum: a Systematic List of the Birds of the Ethiopian Region. Part 2. Taylor & Francis for the British Ornithologists' Union, London, pp. i - xi + 305 - 922.","Peters, J. L. (1960 a) Family Alaudidae. In: Mayr, E. & Greenway Jr., J. C. (Eds.), Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 9. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 3 - 80.","White, C. M. N. (1961) A Revised Check List of African Broadbills, Pittas, Larks, Swallows, Wagtails and Pipits. Government Printer, Lusaka, 84 pp.","Clancey, P. A. (1980) S. A. O. S. Checklist of Southern African Birds. Pretoria, South African Ornithological Society, 325 pp.","Keith, S., Urban, E. K. & Fry, C. H. (Eds.), (1992) The Birds of Africa. Vol. 4 [Broadbills to Thrushes]. Academic Press, London, 15 + 609 pp., 32 pls.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1934) The travels and collections of Johan August Wahlberg, 1810 - 1856: a pioneer naturalist in South Africa. Ibis, 76, 264 - 292. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1474 - 919 X. 1934. tb 01567. x","Sharpe, R. B. (1874) A study of the larks of Southern Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1874, 614 - 651. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1874. tb 02519. x","Gray, G. R. (1870) Hand-list of Genera and Species of Birds, Distinguishing those Contained in the British Museum. Part 2. Conirostres, Scansores, Columbae, and Gallinae. Trustees of the British Museum, London, 278 pp.","Grant, C. H. B. & Praed, C. W. M. (1949) Notes on eastern and southern African birds. (2) On Mirafra passerina Gyldenstolpe. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, 69, 30 - 31."]}

Graculus coronatus Wahlberg, 1855: 214. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Ad insulas Possession & c. sat frequens ” CURRENT STATUS: Microcarbo coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855/1856); Phalacrocoracidae (Dickinson & Remsen 2013:195) TYPE MATERIAL: Wahlberg, in his original description (1855: 214), gave data for both males and females. According to Sundevall’s acquisition journal, seven specimens were received in Stockholm after Wahlberg’s death. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 96) referred to NRM 569853 [11826] as “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 30 March 1854 on Penguin Island, according to the label in Gyldenstolpe’s hand. The six paralectotypes are: NRM 90101901 [11822], a female collected 30 March 1854 on Possession Island; NRM 90101900 [11823], a young male collected 6 April 1854 on Penguin Island; NRM 554497 [11824], a male pullus collected 11 April 1854 on Ichaboe Island; NRM 90101902 [11828], a male collected 9 April 1854 at Halifax Island; NRM 536790 [11825], an adult female collected 30 March 1854 on Penguin Island; and UMB 9677 [11827], an adult male collected 11 April 1854 on Ichaboe Island sent on exchange to Bremen in 1858. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Possession Island, Namibia. COMMENTS: Gyldenstolpe (1926) repeated the TL given in the type description without question, but noted that the type specimen was collected at Penguin Island. However, based on the date on which the lectotype was collected, the TL should be Possession Island. On 30 March, Wahlberg collected at least one specimen of Microcarbo coronatus at Possession Island. This is confirmed by the “original” label that still remains on the skin. The name of the island is very difficult to read, but it most closely resembles “Possession Island” and not “Penguin Island”. The original label on the type specimen of Graculus coronatus Wahlberg is missing but the replacement label is dated 30 March 1854, with the locality Penguin Island. There are no other old labels on any specimen that would confirm the dates for Wahlberg’s visit to Penguin Island but there are four specimens with replacement labels, three of which have the locality Penguin Island on 4 April, the other 6 April. We consider it most likely that Penguin Island on the replacement label is a misreading of Possession Island because in Wahlberg’s original description of the species in Översigt af Kong. Vetenskaps-akademiens förhandlingar (1855) he wrote “ Ad insulas Possession & c. sat frequens.” (= on Possession Island and fairly frequent)., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 527, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Dickinson, E. C. & Remsen, J. V. (2013) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 1. Non-passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 461 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Platystira peltata Sundevall, 1850: 105. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Caffraria inferiore. ” CURRENT STATUS: Platystira peltata peltata Sundevall, 1850; Platysteiridae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 210). TYPE MATERIAL: There are no indications anywhere that Sundevall had more than one specimen for his description. The holotype is NRM 568751, a male collected 10 November 1842 at the uMlalazi River. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: uMlalazi River, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: The type locality matches journal entries for this date and place. On 1 November Wahlberg camped at uMhlatuze River, moving to uMlalazi River on 2 November. On 6 November he moved to the uMatikulu River, and then to Thukela River mouth on 7 November and back to uMlalazi River on 10 November., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 533, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp."]}

Charadrius frontalis Sundevall, 1850: 110. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Hab. in Caffraria. ” CURRENT STATUS: Synonym of Vanellus lugubris (Lesson, 1826); Charadriidae (Dickinson & Remsen 2013: 206). TYPE MATERIAL: In his original description Sundevall gave no clue as to the number of specimens he had at his disposal.He stated however:“ Tectrices quaedam albomarginatae et, in [male.] stria nigra ”, which indicates that he had both sexes available. According to Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue he had three specimens available. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 100) referred to NRM 569822 [7818] as “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 29 July 1841 in Durban. The two paralectotypes are: NRM 535202 [7820], a mount of a female also collected 29 July 1841 in Durban; and a female [7819] collected 9 May 1842 in Durban, sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853, but no longer in the ZMB collection. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: Gyldenstolpe’s (1934) correction of the TL to Umhlanga is erroneous. Wahlberg returned to Durban from Umhlanga on 3 July 1841 and remained in Durban until 29 July when he began a journey to Pietermaritzburg., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 528, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Remsen, J. V. (2013) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 1. Non-passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 461 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1934) The travels and collections of Johan August Wahlberg, 1810 - 1856: a pioneer naturalist in South Africa. Ibis, 76, 264 - 292. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1474 - 919 X. 1934. tb 01567. x"]}

Buceros nasutus var. caffer (B. epirhinus n. sp.) Sundevall, 1850: 108. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Caffr. superiore, ad 24° lat. ”. CURRENT STATUS: Tockus nasutus epirhinus (Sundevall, 1850); Bucerotidae (Dickinson & Remsen 2013: 283). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall referred to characters of both male and female in his original description, and according to his acquisition catalogue, he had at least five specimens available at the time. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 83) referred to two specimens, a male and a female, as types, so no lectotype was designated and the type series consists of syntypes. The five syntypes are: NRM 569870 [7254], an adult female collected 20 November 1841 near Hartebeespoort; NRM 569871 [7250], an adult male collected 28 November 1841 near Hartebeespoort; NRM 90132600 [7253], a juvenile female collected 20 June 1844 at Leroma, near Pilanesberg; RMNH. AVES.197367 [7251], a male collected 26 Nov 1841 near Hartebeespoort, sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850; and a male [7252], collected 20 November 1841 near Hartebeesport, and sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853. The latter was not found in the ZMB database but may possibly be the study skin [Mus. no. 2926] without data in the ZMB collection, with the collector erroneously given as “Sundevall”. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Hartebeespoort, Gauteng and Pilanesberg (Leroma), North West Province. COMMENTS: See Gyldenstolpe (1926: 83, 115) for discussion of the name. The type locality, Magalies Berg (which is unjustified)proposed by Gyldenstolpe needs correction, and should be Hartebeespoort. On p. 68 of the translation of Wahlberg’s journal (Craig & Hummel 1994), he noted that on 15 November 1841 he travelled to the Crocodile River and from there past “Makhalies Berg’s Poort” (= Hartebeespoort) to camp at an unnamed river, moving closer to the river the next day (see Figure 3). His meeting with Burke and Zeyher (see introduction) on 15 November (according to Wahlberg’s journal) or 17 November (according to Burke’s journal) suggests that his camp was close to Hartebeespoort. Wahlberg made no further mention of travel until 8 January 1842, so it can be assumed that he camped in more or less the same place from 15 November to 5 January., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 529, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Remsen, J. V. (2013) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 1. Non-passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 461 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Craig, A. & Hummel, C. (1994) Johan August Wahlberg. Travel Journals (and Some Letters) South Africa and Namibia / Botswana, 1838 - 1856. Translated from Swedish by Michael Roberts. Series 2. No. 23. Van Riebeeck Society, Cape Town, 249 pp."]}

Alauda conirostris Sundevall, 1850: 99. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ In Caffraria superiore, campestri.” CURRENT STATUS: Spizocorys conirostris conirostris (Sundevall, 1850); Alaudidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 445) (includes transiens Clancey, 1959, and implicitly griseovinacea Clancey, 1972). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall, in his description (1850: 99), mentions male and female (“ superne rufescentivarius,alias similis feminae.”).According to Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue the type series consisted of five specimens. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 22) referred to NRM 569767 [6446] as a “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 16 May 1842 at Vegkop (Vechtkop). The four paralectotypes are: NRM 537993 [6447], a mounted female collected 26 October 1841 at Wilgespruit; a male collected 2 May 1842 in “Caffr. Rhinost.” (= Renoster River), exchanged to Berlin in 1853 (not found in the ZMB collection); RMNH. AVES.121822 [6448], a male collected 16 May 1842 north of “Drakensbergen” (date same as lectotype, so same locality), exchanged to Leiden in 1850; a female collected 28 Oct (no year given, but probably 1844), collected in “Caffr. Makli.” (if 1844, then locality near Vals River), exchanged to R.B. Sharpe in London in 1871, but not found in the NHMUK collection at Tring. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Vegkop (Vechtkop), Free State. COMMENTS: The type locality in the original description is vague. There are no notes for 15 and 16 May 1842 in Wahlberg’s journal. On 13 and 14 May he passed Vegkop and by 21 May was descending the Drakensberg, but there are no place names given between Vegkop and the Drakensberg. Gyldenstolpe’s (1934) restriction of the TL to Vegkop is reasonable and should stand., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 542, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1934) The travels and collections of Johan August Wahlberg, 1810 - 1856: a pioneer naturalist in South Africa. Ibis, 76, 264 - 292. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1474 - 919 X. 1934. tb 01567. x"]}

Pogonocichla ruficapilla Sundevall, 1850: 105. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Habitat in Caffraria inferiore s. propria.” CURRENT STATUS: Seicercus ruficapilla ruficapilla (Sundevall, 1850); Phylloscopidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 500). STATUS REFERENCE: Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 500 do not recognise ochraceiceps Clancey, 1975. Sclater 1930: 505, White 1960: 426 (in the genus Phylloscopus, recognise voelkeri Roberts, 1941), Clancey et al. 1980: 200 (recognise voelkeri, ochraceiceps and alacris Clancey, 1969), Traylor 1986b: 224 (recognises voelkeri, ochraceiceps and alacris in the genus Phylloscopus), Urban et al. 1997: 364–365 (in the genus Phylloscopu s, do not recognise ochraceiceps). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall (1850: 105) mentioned both male and female in his type description. According to his acquisition catalogue and catalogue of duplicates in combination, he must have had eight specimens at hand (note that in the latter manuscript he had moved the species to the genus Cryptolopha). Gyldenstolpe (1926: 67) refers to NRM 568788 [6801] as a “type”; we treat this specimen as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 2 August 1840 in Durban. The seven paralectotypes are: NRM 535134 [6802], a mounted juvenile female collected 22 July 1840 in Durban; NRM 90192170 [6804], a male collected 4 June 1840 in Durban; NRM 568789 [6805], an adult female collected 5 June 1840 in Durban; NHMUK 1876.5.23.215 [6800], a male collected 16 July 1841 in Durban and sent on exchange to R.B. Sharpe in London on exchange in 1871 (still in the NHMUK collection); a specimen (sex unknown) [6803] collected 8 July (or February) 1840 in Durban, sent to Bergen, Norway; a specimen [6806] collected in Durban and sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (but no longer in the ZMB collection); a specimen [6807] collected 15 August 1840 in Durban and sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850 (but not found in the Naturalis collection). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: There is no entry in the journal for this day, but date and place of the type are in line with other specimens collected at the same time., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on pages 549-550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Sclater, W. L. (1930) s. n. In: Systema Avium Aethiopicarum: a Systematic List of the Birds of the Ethiopian Region. Part 2. Taylor & Francis for the British Ornithologists' Union, London, pp. i - xi + 305 - 922.","White, C. M. N. (1960) A Check List of the Ethiopian Muscicapidae (Sylviinae). Part 1. Occasional Papers of the National Museums of Southern Rhodesia, 24 B, 399 - 430.","Clancey, P. A. (1980) S. A. O. S. Checklist of Southern African Birds. Pretoria, South African Ornithological Society, 325 pp.","Traylor Jr., M. A. (1986 b) Family Sylviidae, Old World Warblers (African). In: Mayr, E. & Cottrell, G. W. (Eds.), Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 11. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 3 - 294.","Urban, E. K., Fry, C. H. & Keith, S. (Eds.) (1997) The Birds of Africa. Vol. 5 [Thrushes to Shrike-Flycatchers]. Academic Press, London, xix + 669 pp., 32 pls.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Aquila Wahlbergi Sundevall, 1850: 109. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Caffraria superiori, prope 25° lat. ” CURRENT STATUS: Hieraaetus wahlbergi (Sundevall, 1850); Accipitridae (Dickinson & Remsen 2013: 242). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall refers to two different specimens in his text (1850: 109–110). Two specimens are included in Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue, and tentatively identified by Sundevall as “ Aquil [a] sp nov. buteomina ”. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 91) refers to NRM 569878 [7619] as “type”, here treated as a lectotype designation of this adult female, collected 17 October 1843 at Mohoapoani (Saulspoort). The paralectotype is NRM 570181 [7620], sex unknown, collected in November 1843 at the same locality, apparently first made as a mount, but now a study skin. Original labels are lost. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Saulspoort (Mohoapoani), North West Province. COMMENTS: The dates and places are confirmed by journal entries., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 529, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Remsen, J. V. (2013) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 1. Non-passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 461 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Platystira affinis Wahlberg, 1855: 214. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ In Mimosis terrae Damararum. ” CURRENT STATUS: Batis pririt affinis Wahlberg, 1855; Platysteiridae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 209), but see comment below. STATUS REFERENCE: Sclater 1930: 422 (monotypic), White 1963: 27 (monotypic), Clancey et al. 1980: 227, Traylor 1986a: 382, Urban et al. 1997: 589. TYPE MATERIAL: Wahlberg, in his description, gave data for both male and female. According to Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue, four syntypes of this species were received in Stockholm after Wahlberg’s death. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 65) referred to two “types”, so we cannot regard them as lectotype designations. The original type series consists of four syntypes: NRM 568749 [11689], an adult male collected 7 August 1854 at Swakop River; NRM 568750 [11691], an adult female collected 29 April 1854 at Walvis Bay (both of these referred to as types by Gyldenstolpe 1926: 65); NRM 90168195 [11692], a juvenile male collected 18 September 1854 at Swakop River; and NRM 90168197 [11690], an adult male collected 27 April 1854 at Walvis Bay. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Swakop River and Walvis Bay, Namibia. COMMENTS: Dates and places agree with journal entries. Gyldenstolpe, both in his type catalogue (1926: 65) and on labels in the NRM, consistently and erroneously spelled the species name as “ pirit ”. The nominate form, Muscicapa pririt, was described by Vieillot (1818, 21: 486) based on Levaillant (1799 –1808, 4 [1805]: 38–43, plate 161). Levaillant gave a vast distribution: “ Cette espèce est commune aux deux côtes est et ouest d’Afrique; d’un côté sur les bords de la grande rivière des Poissons et dans tout le pays des Caffres, et de l’autre, dans celui des Grands Namaquois, et notamment dans les bois de mimosas qui bordent la Grande-Rivière, de chaque côté de son cours: elle est cependant plus abondante à l’est. ” This translates to: “This species is common to both east and west coasts; on one side on the banks of the Fish River as well as in all the land of the Caffres, and on the other side, in the land of the Great Namaqua, and especially in the forests of mimosas which border the Great River (Orange or Gariep River), on each side, but it is more plentiful towards the east”. A male and a female are figured, but their origin is not given. If the figured specimens (both syntypes) are still in existence, they are likely to be stored in Paris (but they were not found in the MNHN collection by WRJD in 2004). Sundevall (1857) also points out that a large part of the information in Levaillant (1799 –1808) is not trustworthy: “ Att han gjort sig skyldig till det aldra gröfsta vetenskapliga bedrägeri är alltför uppenbart ”, translated as “the fact that he is guilty of the most severe scientific fraud is all too obvious”. The TL has been cited as Lower Orange River (Sclater 1930: 422, Traylor 1986a: 382) following Levaillant’s statement “ commune aux deux cotes [... as above]” and similar information from Vieillot (1818). Macdonald (1957: 120) suggested that it would be more correct to place the TL in theEastern Cape Province, restricted to some well-known place such as Somerset East, near the Fish River, which lies close to the route followed by Levaillant. Macdonald did not explicitly state that he restricted the type locality (and if he had done so it has no support in the Code), but nevertheless, it was accepted as a restricted TL by Clancey (1966: 513) for example. We cannot find any designation of either a lectotype or neotype, and a review of possible existing specimens of the original type series is thus required to make a designation. Until that is done, the status of the nominate species Platystira affinis is not clear., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 532, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Sclater, W. L. (1930) s. n. In: Systema Avium Aethiopicarum: a Systematic List of the Birds of the Ethiopian Region. Part 2. Taylor & Francis for the British Ornithologists' Union, London, pp. i - xi + 305 - 922.","White, C. M. N. (1963) A Revised Check List of African Flycatchers, Tits, Tree Creepers, Sunbirds, White-eyes, Honey eaters, Buntings, Finches, Weavers and Waxbills. Government Printer, Lusaka, 122 pp.","Clancey, P. A. (1980) S. A. O. S. Checklist of Southern African Birds. Pretoria, South African Ornithological Society, 325 pp.","Traylor Jr., M. A. (1986 a) Family Muscicapidae (sensu stricto), Old World Flycatchers (African). In: Mayr, E. & Cottrell, G. W. (Eds.), Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 11. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 295 - 375.","Urban, E. K., Fry, C. H. & Keith, S. (Eds.) (1997) The Birds of Africa. Vol. 5 [Thrushes to Shrike-Flycatchers]. Academic Press, London, xix + 669 pp., 32 pls.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Vieillot, L. - P. (1818) s. n. In: Virey, J. J. (Ed.), Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle. Vol. 21. MIN-MOZ. Deterville, Paris, pp. 1 - 612.","Levaillant, F. (1799 - 1808) Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique, 6 volumes. Chez J. J. Fuchs, Paris, 194 + 206 + 231 + 141 + 163 + 188 pp.","Sundevall, C. J. (1857) Kritisk framstallning af fogelarterna uti aldre ornithologiska arbeten. 2. Le Vaillant, Oiseaux d'Afrique. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-akademiens Handlingar, Ny foljd, Band 2, 16 - 60. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 13341","Macdonald, J. D. (1957) Contribution to the Ornithology of Western South Africa. Results of the British Museum (Natural History) South West African Expedition 1949 - 50. Trustees of the British Museum, London, xi + 174 pp.","Clancey, P. A. (1966) A catalogue of birds of the South African sub-region (Part IV: Families Sylviidae - Prionopidae). Durban Museum Novitates, 7 (12), 465 - 544."]}

Bradypterus brevirostris Sundevall, 1850: 103. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Caffraria inferiori.” CURRENT STATUS: Schoenicola brevirostris brevirostris (Sundevall, 1850); Locustellidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 466). TYPE MATERIAL: In Sundevall’s original description (1850: 103) and his acquisition journal only a single male is listed. The holotype, NRM 568781 [6751], is an adult male collected 14 April 1841 at Camperdown (Upper Umlaas River). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: uMlazi River mouth, near Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: Type locality upper Umlaas River (= Camperdown, KwaZulu-Natal) according to Gyldenstolpe (1926). However, Wahlberg stayed at the mouth of the uMlazi River from 11 March 1841 until at least 7 May (Brinck 1955). Entries in the journal are intermittent through March and there are only two entries for April. The next entry on 7 May states that he had returned to Congella, Durban. There is no note that Wahlberg had gone to Camperdown during this period, and all specimens collected in March, April and early May are labelled uMlazi River or Durban (the latter probably in error). The type locality can be restricted to uMlazi River mouth, near Durban. In his type catalogue, Gyldenstolpe (1926: 46) observed that Sundevall (1850: 103) had priority over Cabanis’ paper of the same year and thus that Catriscus apicalis Cabanis, 1851 (corrected date, see Dickinson et al. 2011) is a subjective junior synonym of Bradypterus brevirostris Sundevall, 1850., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 546, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Brinck, P. (1955) Swedish exploration of South African animal life during 200 years. In: Hanstrom, B., Brinck, P. & Rudebeck, G. (Eds.), South African Animal Life. Vol. 1. Almquist & Wiksell, Stockholm, pp. 11 - 61.","Dickinson, E. C., Overstreet, L. K., Dowsett, R. J. & Bruce, M. D. (2011) Priority! The Dating of Scientific Names in Ornithology: a Directory to the Literature and its Reviewers. Aves Press, Northampton, 319 pp."]}

Pogonocichla margaritata Sundevall, 1850: 104. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Habitat in Caffraria inferiore s. propria. ” CURRENT STATUS: Pogonocichla stellata stellata (Vieillot, 1818); Muscicapidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 596); includes friedmanni Clancey, 1972. STATUS REFERENCE: Sclater 1930: 486 [implicitly including margaritata Sundevall (see Oatley in Hockey et al. 2005)]. White 1962: 137, recognised transvaalensis (Roberts, 1912) (which includes lebombo Roberts, 1935). Clancey et al 1980: 186, recognised margaritata Sundevall, transvaalensis (Roberts, 1912) (which includes lebombo Roberts, 1935, and lebomboensis Roberts, 1940), chirindensis (Roberts, 1914), and hygrica Clancey, 1969). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall (1850: 104) mentioned both male and female in his type description. According to his acquisition catalogue, nine specimens were available at the time for the description. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 54–55) referred to NRM 569711 [6825] as a “type”; we treat this as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 11 August 1841 in Pietermaritzburg. The eight paralectotypes are: NRM 90189888 [6826], an adult male collected 11 August 1841 in Pietermaritzburg; NRM 90189889 [6827], a “female” collected 27 June 1840 in Durban; NRM 90189890 [6828], a juvenile female collected before 1845 in Durban according to the acquisition catalogue, but “Caffraria” according to the label; NRM 90189891 [6824], an adult male collected 28 June 1842 in Pietermaritzburg; NRM 553737 [6830], a juvenile collected 12 June 1841 in Umgeni, Durban; a male [6823], collected 22 June 1843 in Pietermaritzburg, sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (but not found in the ZMB collection); RMNH. AVES.128953 [6829], a juvenile female collected 15 August 1840 in Durban and sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850; and RMNH. AVES.128952 [4735], a male collected 4 July 1839 in Durban, also sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: Date and place confirmed by journal entry and Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue (Figure 1C)., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 554, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Vieillot, L. - P. (1818) s. n. In: Virey, J. J. (Ed.), Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle. Vol. 21. MIN-MOZ. Deterville, Paris, pp. 1 - 612.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Sclater, W. L. (1930) s. n. In: Systema Avium Aethiopicarum: a Systematic List of the Birds of the Ethiopian Region. Part 2. Taylor & Francis for the British Ornithologists' Union, London, pp. i - xi + 305 - 922.","Hockey, P. A. R., Dean, W. R. J. & Ryan, P. G. (Eds.), (2005) Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7 th Edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, 1296 pp.","White, C. M. N. (1962) A Revised Check List of African Shrikes, Orioles, Drongos, Starlings, Crows, Waxwings, Cuckoo-shrikes, Bulbuls, Accentors, Thrushes and Babblers. Government Printer, Lusaka, 176 pp.","Clancey, P. A. (1980) S. A. O. S. Checklist of Southern African Birds. Pretoria, South African Ornithological Society, 325 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Muscicapa fuscula Sundevall, 1850: 105. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ in Caffraria ” CURRENT STATUS: Muscicapa adusta fuscula Sundevall 1850; Muscicapidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 588). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall (1850: 105) did not indicate how many specimens he had available, but it appears that apart from material collected by Wahlberg, the two specimens (male and female) illustrated by Levaillant under the name “ Le Gobe Mouches Ondulé ” (1805, vol. 4: plate 156) are part of the type series. According to Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue two specimens were at hand in 1850 (marked “ Musc. fuscula n sp. ” but also “ l’Ondulé 156 ” + illegible). Gyldenstolpe (1926: 60) referred to NRM 568764 [6799] as a “type”; we treat this as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 12 May 1840 in Durban. The paralectotype is NRM 568765 [6798], an adult male collected 29 April 1840 in Durban. However, the illustrations in Levaillant (1805, vol. 4: plate 156) are the type specimens for Butalis adusta Boie, 1828 (Muscicapa adusta). The specimens illustrated by Levaillant have no explicit origin, but he stated that he had seen this species in “le pays d’Auteniquoi” where it is very common as well as along the coast of Natal. The specimens on Levaillant’s plate are paralectotypes of Muscicapa fuscula, but they are no longer primary types, and they are name-bearing for Butalis adusta only. No lectotype or neotype for Butalis adusta seems to have been designated. Traylor (1986a: 329) referred to the TL as “Auteniquoi ex Levaillant = Knysna district, Cape Province ”, which does not agree with Levaillant. The locality “Knysna” was corrected by Rookmaaker (1986); the “Pays d’Auteniquois” sensu Levaillant is in the immediate vicinity of George.According to Levaillant’s map of his travels, however, he clearly never visited the coastal area near Durban, and so the type localities of Butalis adusta Boie, 1828 and Muscicapa fuscula Sundevall, 1850 do not overlap. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: There are no journal entries for this date. Wahlberg was in Durban from March to early October 1840., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on pages 552-553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Traylor Jr., M. A. (1986 a) Family Muscicapidae (sensu stricto), Old World Flycatchers (African). In: Mayr, E. & Cottrell, G. W. (Eds.), Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 11. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 295 - 375.","Rookmaaker, L. C. (1986) The location of Levaillant's \" Pays d'Auteniquois \". Ostrich, 57, 189 - 190."]}

Anthus caffer Sundevall, 1850: 100. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “[Södra Afrika] Hab. cum priore, in sylvis, ubi nidum in gramine, ut A. arboreus, construit.”; [A. arboreus = Anthus trivialis (Linnaeus, 1758)]. CURRENT STATUS: Anthus caffer caffer Sundevall, 1850; Motacillidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 308). TYPE MATERIAL:Sundevall in his original description(1850:100)gave no indication that his species was based on more than one specimen. According to Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue the original type series consisted of five specimens. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 29–30) referred to NRM 568734 [6550] as a “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this adult female collected 25 October 1843 at a nest with an egg at Saulspoort (Mohoapoani). The four paralectotypes are: NRM 90169390 [6551], a juvenile male collected 24 November 1841 in Magaliesberg; NRM 553434 [6552], a male collected 24 November 1841 in Magaliesberg; RMNH. AVES.88943.x [6549]; a female collected 26 November 1841 in Magaliesberg, sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850; and one female [6553] collected 26 November 1841 in Magaliesberg, sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (but no longer present in the ZMB collection). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Saulspoort (Mohoapoani), North West Province. COMMENTS: Date and place agree with the journal entries., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on pages 536-537, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Estrilda incana Sundevall, 1850: 98. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Hab. in Caffraria inferiore. ” CURRENT STATUS: Estrilda perreini incana Sundevall, 1850; Estrildidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 293) [includes poliogastra (Reichenow, 1886)]. TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall (1850: 98) gives no indication that his original description was based on more than one specimen. According to Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue the actual type series consisted of six specimens. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 10) referred to NRM 568693 [6127] as a “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 26 April 1840 in Durban. The five paralectotypes are: NRM 523061 [6128], a mounted female collected 26 April 1840 in Durban; NRM 545587 [6129], an unsexed juvenile collected 26 April 1840 in Durban; NRM 545586 [6324], a female collected 4 August 1840 (label) or 20 February 1841 (old catalogue) in Durban; a male [6323], probably collected 20 Feb 1841 in Durban, sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850; and a juvenile [6325] with uncertain data, sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (but not found in the ZMB collection). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: Date and place agree with the journal entries., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 535, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Xanthodira flavigula Sundevall, 1850: 98. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ In Caffraria superiori. ” CURRENT STATUS: Gymnoris superciliaris flavigula (Sundevall, 1850); Passeridae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 307). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall commented on the small differences between the sexes (“ ♂ ♀ in ceteris similes ”) in his original description, which indicates that he had at least two specimens. According to Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue the original type series consisted of eight specimens. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 16) referred to NRM 568678 [6158] as a “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this male collected 7 March 1842 at Tswaing (Saltpannen). The seven paralectotypes are: NRM 555258 [6159], a male collected 16 October 1843 at Saulspoort; NRM 534103 [6160], a mounted female collected 1 August 1843 at Vaal River, probably Skandinawiedrif; NRM 544441 [6392], a male collected 23 December 1841 at Magaliesberg; NRM 544442 [6395], a female collected 20 October 1843 at Saulspoort; NRM 544443 [6396], a male collected 1841–1843 in “Caffraria”; a female [6394] collected before 1845 in “Cafferland”, sent on exchange to Berlin (ZMB) in 1853 (but not found in the ZMB collection); and a female [6393], collected before 1845 in “Cafferland”, sent on exchange to the University of Lund in 1850 (but not in the MZLU database). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Tswaing (Saltpannen), Gauteng Province. COMMENTS: Date and place agree with the journal entries. Type locality (erroneously) corrected to Hammanskraal by Gyldenstolpe (1934: 292). Wahlberg’s journal does not have an entry for 7 March 1842, but from 6 March to 9 April he camped at Tswaing., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 536, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1934) The travels and collections of Johan August Wahlberg, 1810 - 1856: a pioneer naturalist in South Africa. Ibis, 76, 264 - 292. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1474 - 919 X. 1934. tb 01567. x"]}

Crithagra scotops Sundevall, 1850: 98. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Hab. in Caffraria inferiore. ” CURRENT STATUS: Crithagra scotops scotops Sundevall, 1850; Fringillidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 329). TYPE MATERIAL: In Sundevall’s original description (1850: 98) there is no indication that more than one specimen was available. It is explicitly stated that no female was examined. Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue lists only a single specimen of this species. The holotype NRM 568668 [6140], is a study skin of an adult male collected 11 August 1841 in Pietermaritzburg. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: Date and place agree with journal entries., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 537, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp."]}

Anthus lineiventris Sundevall, 1850: 100. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ In Caffr. superiore, silvatico, circa Limpopo flumen. ” CURRENT STATUS: Anthus lineiventris Sundevall, 1850; Motacillidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 310). Monotypic. Anthus lineiventris stygium Clancey, 1952, is not recognized. TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall in his original description (1850: 100) gives no indication that he had more than a single male at hand. The original type series probably consisted of four specimens (but Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue is very difficult to read for this species). Gyldenstolpe (1926: 29) referred to NRM 568732 [6538] as a “type”, here treated as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 2 October 1843 at Spitskop (1) (Spitzkop) according to the skin label, but Saulspoort according to Gyldenstolpe (1926: 29) (see below). The three paralectotypes are: NRM 90169719 [6537], a juvenile male collected 5 December 1843 near the Crocodile River; NRM 534116 [6539], a mounted female collected 5 December 1843 near the Crocodile River; and RMNH. AVES.123244 [6540], a juvenile male, collected 5 December 1843 near the Crocodile River, sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Spitskop (1) (24° 52’ south, 26° 40’ east), North West Province. COMMENTS: Type locality restricted to Dwars Berge (= Dwarsberge), Marico District, North West Province, South Africa, by Gyldenstolpe (1934: 291). Dwarsberge is to the west of Spitskop (1) on Figure 3. The reasoning and basis behind Gyldenstolpe’s restricted type locality and change from the label data is not known. It is almost impossible, given the information in Wahlberg’s journal, to identify the precise type locality of Anthus lineiventris, and the label locality of Spitskop (1) should be accepted as the TL. Wahlberg’s movements in September and early October are vague. According to Brinck (1955) he arrived at Matlapengberg on 14 September 1843. His journal only records “travel” after leaving the Matlapengberg (25° 18’ south, 26° 45’ east) on 17 September. However, two specimens collected on 24 September are labelled Matlapengberg, and it may be that he returned to Matlapengberg for a few days, or that the skins are incorrectly dated on the labels. On 28 September he recorded setting off for “Lubblabergen” (Dubblabergen?), an unidentified place that could be Dwarsberge. There are no localities given in the journal between Matlapengberg and Saulspoort, except that he “passed around the end of Leroma [on 9 October] and continued on the other side of the mountain” to (eventually, three days later) reach Saulspoort on 12 October. There is an implication that the night of 9 October was spent at Pilanesberg. The various localities are shown in Figure 3., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 537, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1934) The travels and collections of Johan August Wahlberg, 1810 - 1856: a pioneer naturalist in South Africa. Ibis, 76, 264 - 292. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1474 - 919 X. 1934. tb 01567. x","Brinck, P. (1955) Swedish exploration of South African animal life during 200 years. In: Hanstrom, B., Brinck, P. & Rudebeck, G. (Eds.), South African Animal Life. Vol. 1. Almquist & Wiksell, Stockholm, pp. 11 - 61."]}

Camaroptera olivacea Sundevall, 1850: 103. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Hab. in Caffraria inferiore.” CURRENT STATUS: Synonym of Camaroptera brachyura brachyura (Vieillot, 1820); Cisticolidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 454). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall (1850: 103) mentioned both males and females in his original description. From his acquisition catalogue he apparently had five specimens at hand when he described the species. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 51) referred to NRM 569705 [4701] as a “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected at Durban on 26 October 1839. The four paralectotypes are: NRM 537663 [4700], a mounted female collected at Durban on 5 December 1839; NRM 90166584 [6721], a female collected 15 August 1840 at Durban; NRM 90166583 [4699], a female collected 8 July 1839 at Durban; and a male [6720] from Durban, collected 18 June 1840, exchanged to Berlin in 1853 (but no longer in the ZMB collection). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: The TL was incorrectly restricted to Umkomaas River by Gyldenstolpe (1934). Wahlberg returned to Durban from Umkomaas on 11 September and remained there until 29 October when he travelled north-east to the Tugela (Thukela) River. NRM 90166644 [6722], a male collected 13 January (or perhaps June?) 1844 in Saulspoort, was recorded by Sundevall in the manuscript catalogue after two Camaroptera olivacea as “a dist. sp.”. Following Article 72.4.1 of the Code: “or doubtfully attributes to the taxon”, this specimen, presently identified as Camaroptera brevicaudata sharpei von Zedlitz, 1911, is not included in the original type series.., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 544, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1934) The travels and collections of Johan August Wahlberg, 1810 - 1856: a pioneer naturalist in South Africa. Ibis, 76, 264 - 292. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1474 - 919 X. 1934. tb 01567. x"]}

Megalaema bilineata Sundevall, 1850: 109. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ e Caffraria inferiore allati. ” CURRENT STATUS: Pogoniulus bilineatus bilineatus (Sundevall, 1850); Ramphastidae (Dickinson & Remsen 2013: 329) (includes riparium Clancey, 1952, oronesus, Clancey, 1971, deceptor Clancey, 1972, and makawai Benson & Irwin, 1965). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall’s original description states that the name was based on several specimens, all males (“ Plures mares, nulla femina...”). According to his acquisition catalogue he had four specimens available. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 78–79) referred to NRM 569758 [7437] as a “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this male collected 5 November 1842 at uMlalazi River. The three paralectotypes are: NRM 569759 [7438], a male collected 3 November 1842 at uMlalazi River; RMNH. AVES.200461 [7440], a male collected 4 November 1842 at uMlalazi River, sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850; and a male [7439] collected 4 November 1842 at uMlalazi River, sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (and still present in the ZMB collection). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Umlalazi, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: The TL was correctly restricted to Umlalazi (uMlalazi) River by Gyldenstolpe (1934), but was incorrectly dated. Sundevall generally meticulously copied Wahlberg’s data, but he misread the date and locality on the specimen label, recording the date as 5 April 1842, although it is clearly 5 November 1842 in his personal accessions register (Figure 2). Gyldenstolpe (1926) repeated the date error in his catalogue of the type specimens in the NRM. Wahlberg’s original labels are missing, but a rewritten label is correct regarding date and place. Wahlberg was at Tswaing, in Gauteng Province, on 5 April 1842, and had been there since early March 1842, leaving for the Magaliesberg in early April., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on pages 531-532, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Remsen, J. V. (2013) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 1. Non-passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 461 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1934) The travels and collections of Johan August Wahlberg, 1810 - 1856: a pioneer naturalist in South Africa. Ibis, 76, 264 - 292. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1474 - 919 X. 1934. tb 01567. x"]}

Drymoica fulvifrons Sundevall, 1850: 104. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY:“ Caffraria inferior. ” CURRENT STATUS: Synonym of Cisticola galactotes galactotes (Temminck, 1823); Cisticolidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 457). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall, in his original description(1850: 104), mentioned both male and female. From his acquisition catalogue it appears that he had four specimens at hand for his description (“ Dr. ad sp. fulvifrons ”). Gyldenstolpe (1926: 42) referred to NRM 568773 [4710] as a “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation; it is an adult male collected 8 December 1839 in Durban. The three paralectotypes are: NRM 90191370 [4709], an adult male collected 10 October 1839 in Durban; NRM 534298 [4711], a mounted female collected in Durban in 1839; and RMNH. AVES.171375 [4708], a mounted male collected in December 1839 (date illegible, possibly 12 December) in Durban, and exchanged to Leiden in 1850. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: Erroneously changed to Umvoti (mVoti) River, KwaZulu-Natal, ca. 50 km northeast of Durban by Gyldenstolpe (1934). However, according to journal entries and specimens collected, Wahlberg stayed at Durban from 13 November to 29 December 1839. His only expedition to the mVoti area in 1839 was from 31 October to 12 November, when no birds at all were collected there., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 545, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1934) The travels and collections of Johan August Wahlberg, 1810 - 1856: a pioneer naturalist in South Africa. Ibis, 76, 264 - 292. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1474 - 919 X. 1934. tb 01567. x"]}

Drymoica procerula Sundevall, 1850: 104. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Caffraria. ” CURRENT STATUS: Synonym of Cisticola galactotes galactotes (Temminck, 1823); Cisticolidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 457). TYPE MATERIAL: There is no indication in Sundevall’s original description (1850: 104) that he had more than a single specimen at hand, and there is only a single specimen in Sundevall’s manuscript acquisition catalogue. The description is based on a single holotype: NRM 568774 [6755] (cf. also Gyldenstolpe 1926: 42), a study skin of a juvenile male collected 25 May 1840 in Durban. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: There is no journal entry for this day. Wahlberg was in Durban from late March to early October 1840., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 544, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Centropus grillii wahlbergi Grant 1915: 99 VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: Umslango, Port Natal. CURRENT STATUS: Centropus grillii Hartlaub, 1861; Cuculidae (Dickinson & Remsen 2013: 161). TYPE MATERIAL: Type in NHMUK [7388], adult female, collected 28 November 1840 by J.A. Wahlberg. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Umhlanga (Umslango), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. COMMENTS: Date and place are consistent with journal entries., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on pages 525-526, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Dickinson, E. C. & Remsen, J. V. (2013) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 1. Non-passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 461 pp."]}

Luscinia sinuata Sundevall, 1857 (1858): 44. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ circa urbem capensem invenitur ” CURRENT STATUS: Emarginata sinuata sinuata (Sundevall, 1858); Muscicapidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 609). TYPE MATERIAL: There is no indication in Sundevall’s (1857: 44 footnote) brief description that more than one specimen was available. Following his acquisition catalogue, four specimens [6680–6683] were initially identified as Sylvia / Luscinia sperata, the last one, a “pull.”, with a question mark (which disqualifies it as a type; Art. 72.4.1 of the Code). Gyldenstolpe (1926: 55) referred to NRM 569712 [6682] as a “type”; which we treat as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 25 January 1845 near Saldanha Bay. The two paralectotypes are: NRM 555379 [6683], a male (or juvenile) [6681] collected 1 February 1840 (or possibly 25 January 1845) near Camperdown; and a study skin of a male [6680] collected 9 January 1840 also near Camperdown. Both paralectotypes seem to have been present in the collection at least until the 1910s, but study skin 6680 could not be found in the NRM collection in 2021. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Saldanha Bay, Western Cape Province. COMMENTS: Date and place match journal entries. Wahlberg collected a number of specimens in January and February 1845 at Saldanha Bay., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on pages 554-555, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1857) Kritisk framstallning af fogelarterna uti aldre ornithologiska arbeten. 2. Le Vaillant, Oiseaux d'Afrique. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-akademiens Handlingar, Ny foljd, Band 2, 16 - 60. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 13341","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Megalaema leucotis Sundevall, 1850: 109. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ ♂ ♀ e Caffraria inferiore. ” CURRENT STATUS: Stactolaema leucotis leucotis (Sundevall, 1850); Ramphastidae (Dickinson & Remsen 2013: 328) (includes rufopectoralis Irwin, 1957). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall, in his original description (1850: 109), referred to both male and female, and according to his acquisition catalogue five specimens were available to him in 1850, listed as “ Bucco n(ew) sp leucotis ”. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 78) referred to NRM 569757 [7451] as a “type”, here treated as a lectotype designation of the study skin of an adult male collected 4 November 1842 near uMlalazi (Umlalaas) River. The four paralectotypes are: NRM 534379 [7453], a mounted female collected 5 November 1842 near uMlalazi River; a male [7450], collected 4 November 1842 near uMlalazi River, sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (and still present in the ZMB collection); RMNH. AVES.200366 [7452], a male collected 5 November 1842 near uMlalazi River, sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850; and NHMUK 1878.12.31.396 [7454], a female collected 5 November 1842 near uMlalazi River, sent on exchange to R.B. Sharpe in London in 1870. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: uMlalazi River, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: Sundevall recorded the locality as “Umlalaas” in his register (Figure 1), but as “Umlaas River” in his description of the type. Wahlberg was at the uMlalazi River from 2–6 November 1842., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 531, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Remsen, J. V. (2013) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 1. Non-passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 461 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Saxicola albicans Wahlberg, 1855: 213. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ In locis arenosis terrae Damararum, plerumque in fruticibus parvis insidens, vel in terra, fere semper per paria, vivit. ” CURRENT STATUS: Emarginata tractrac albicans (Wahlberg, 1855); Muscicapidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 609–610). TYPE MATERIAL: It is evident from the type description that Wahlberg (1855: 213) had access to both males and females. According to Sundevall’s manuscript catalogues at least seven syntypes were received from South Africa after Wahlberg’s death. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 56) referred to NRM 90189969 [11698] as a “type”; we treat this as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 20 November 1854 in Walvis Bay. The six known paralectotypes are: NRM 90189970 [11700], an adult female collected 4 July 1854 at Kuiseb River; NRM 90189972 [11699], an adult male collected 26 June 1854 at Kuiseb River; NRM 538726 [11701], a mounted female collected 9 November 1854 near Rooibank; NRM 90189971 [11702], an adult female collected 25 June 1854 at Kuiseb River; UMB 4481 [11696], a male, collecting data unknown, sent on exchange to Bremen in 1858; and a male [11697], collected 20 November 1854 near Rooibank, sent on exchange to Berlin in 1870 (but not found in the ZMB database). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Walvis Bay, Namibia, but uncertain. COMMENTS: Wahlberg collected a number of specimens in October and November 1854. The localities are interspersed, with some specimens labelled Scheppmansdorf (= Rooibank), Kuiseb River and Walvis Bay. Rooibank is upstream from the mouth of the Kuiseb River. It is not clear why Wahlberg distinguished Rooibank from Kuiseb River as a collecting locality, and it is likely that he used the names for places close to each other. He indicated, in a letter to Retzius dated 18 June 1854 (Craig & Hummel 1992), that he intended to collect on the coast, but he could have meant that this was the coast all the way from Swakop River mouth to Rooibank. Specimens collected from 9–30 November are mostly labelled Scheppmansdorf, so it can be accepted that Wahlberg spent this period there. The confused localities on specimen labels, however, bring a measure of uncertainty such that a more exact TL for this species cannot be verified., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 555, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Indicator maculicollis Sundevall, 1850: 109. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ ♂ ♀ in Caffraria inferiore inventi ”. CURRENT STATUS: Synonym of Indicator variegatus Lesson, 1831; Indicatoridae (Dickinson & Remsen 2013: 294) (monotypic, includes Indicator variegatus jubaensis Neumann, 1908, pseudonymus Clancey, 1977, dryas Clancey, 1979 and satyrus Clancey, 1979. TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall stated in his original description (1850: 109) that he had data for both male and female, and according to his acquisition catalogue, four specimens were available to him in 1850. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 79) referred to NRM 569752 [7413] as a “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this adult female collected 30 June 1840 in Durban. The three paralectotypes are: NRM 569753 [7411], a male collected 30 May 1841 in Durban; NRM 534136 [7412], a mount of a male, collected 14 September 1840 in Durban; a female [4831], collected 20 July 1839 in Durban, sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (but probably no longer present in the ZMB collection). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa COMMENTS: Dates and place agree with the journal entries., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 531, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Remsen, J. V. (2013) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 1. Non-passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 461 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Juida Mevesii Wahlberg, 1856: 174. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Ad flumen Doughe ” CURRENT STATUS: Lamprotornis mevesii mevesii (Wahlberg, 1856); Sturnidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 578). TYPE MATERIAL: Wahlberg, in his original description (1856: 174) mentioned both males and females. According to Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue three specimens were received in Stockholm after Wahlberg’s death. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 7) referred to NRM 568735 [11682] as a “type”; we treat this as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 3 April 1855 near the Doughe (Thaoge) River. The two paralectotypes are: NRM 553759 [11683], an adult female collected in August 1855 at the same place as the lectotype; and an additional specimen [11684] (no data clearly given but likely from the Okavango delta-Lake Ngami area in April–September 1855), which was sent on exchange to Bremen in 1858. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Toteng, Botswana. COMMENTS: There are no notes or mentions in correspondence about where Wahlberg was in April 1855, but his journal, beginning 30 May 1855, noted that he was at Lake Ngami, Botswana, until at least 29 July. Wahlberg made a hunting trip from July to October 1855 up the Thaoge River, but there is no direct mention of his whereabouts before leaving for the trip. He left his ivory and collections with Letsholathebe (King of the Batoana) at Letsholathebe’s Town (letter to Retzius in Craig & Hummel 1994), a place now known as Toteng. Based on specimen labels, Wahlberg travelled east from northern Namibia, and collected a Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala at the upper reaches of the Nossob River (probably the eastern Black Nossob) on 6 March 1855, and then an African Green Pigeon Treron calva at Lake Ngami on 11 March, and an African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris at the same locality on 26 March. No further specimens are labelled Lake Ngami, but the next specimen in date order is Lamprotornis mevesii, collected on 3 April. The skin is labelled “ Okavango River” (= Thaoge River), almost certainly in error since Wahlberg had not departed for the Thaoge River until almost three months later, and according to Rookmaaker (2007) he was still at Lake Ngami on 24 June. Circumstantial evidence, and notes in his journal, suggest that he was at Toteng, on the edge of Lake Ngami before departing on the hunting trip, and would have been at this locality during April 1855. The species was named after the entomologist and ornithologist Friederich Wilhelm Meves (1814–1891), taxidermist at the NRM, Stockholm., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 551, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Wahlberg, J. A. (1856) Hr J. A. Wahlbergs resa i sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 13 (6 - 7), 173 - 174. [for 1856 published 1857","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Craig, A. & Hummel, C. (1994) Johan August Wahlberg. Travel Journals (and Some Letters) South Africa and Namibia / Botswana, 1838 - 1856. Translated from Swedish by Michael Roberts. Series 2. No. 23. Van Riebeeck Society, Cape Town, 249 pp.","Rookmaaker, L. C. (2007) A chronological survey of bibliographical and iconographical sources on rhinoceroses in southern Africa from 1795 to 1875: reconstructing views on classification and changes in distribution. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 62 (2), 55 - 198. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00359190709519203"]}

Alauda nigricans Sundevall, 1850: 99. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Inhabitat regionem fluvii Limpoponis, in Caffraria superiori (Aprevier [sic. = Ap rivier], Febr.) ”. CURRENT STATUS: Pinarocorys nigricans nigricans (Sundevall, 1850); Alaudidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 436). TYPE MATERIAL: In his original description, Sundevall (1850: 99) mentioned that he had several specimens at hand,but only males[“ Specimina nostra,masculina... ”(in plural)]. According to Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue, it seems there were two specimens available. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 22) referred to NRM 659766 [6504] as a “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 11 February 1842 at the Apies River. The paralectotype NRM 537999 [6505] is a mounted male collected 17 February 1842 at the Apies River. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Apies River, Gauteng. COMMENTS: Date and place agree with the journal entries., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 539, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Alauda grayi Wahlberg, 1855: 213. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Hab. in desertis arenosis inter flumina Kuisip et Svakop terrae Damararum ” CURRENT STATUS: Ammomanopsis grayi (Wahlberg, 1855); Alaudidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 435). Monotypic. TYPE MATERIAL: Wahlberg in his original description (1855: 213) gave data for both male and female. According to Sundevall’s manuscript acquisition catalogue three specimens were received from South Africa after Wahlberg’s death. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 26) referred to NRM 569772 [11745] as a “type”, which we treat as a lectotype designation of this study skin of a male collected 24 June 1854 in sand desert between Kuiseb River and Swakop River. The two paralectotypes are: NRM 90200072 [11744], a male with the same data as the lectotype, and NRM 534747 [11746], a mounted female collected 20 July 1854 near Swakop River. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: between Kuiseb River and Swakop River, Namibia. COMMENTS: Wahlberg travelled from Reheboth to Rooibank, arriving there on 16 June (Brinck 1955). His intention was to go inland, but he ended up staying at Rooibank “for a fairly long time” collecting (mainly insects) in the area, including the Namib coast, and Kuiseb and Swakop rivers (Brinck 1955). The TL suggests that the lectotype was collected by Wahlberg en route from Walvis Bay to the mouth of the Swakop River, but the date suggests that it was collected at or near Rooibank. The label on the type is almost illegible in parts, but “Kuisep” (Kuiseb) and “Swakop” are clear. [“ Sandöknen mel. Kuisip & Svakkop ” = the sand desert between Kuiseb and Swakop]. His letter to Retzius dated 22 June 1854 (Craig & Hummel 1994), however, notes that he [Wahlberg] intended to collect on the coast near the mouth of the Kuiseb River. This is probably where the type of Alauda grayi was collected, but without more evidence the TL cannot be further identified., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 538, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Brinck, P. (1955) Swedish exploration of South African animal life during 200 years. In: Hanstrom, B., Brinck, P. & Rudebeck, G. (Eds.), South African Animal Life. Vol. 1. Almquist & Wiksell, Stockholm, pp. 11 - 61.","Craig, A. & Hummel, C. (1994) Johan August Wahlberg. Travel Journals (and Some Letters) South Africa and Namibia / Botswana, 1838 - 1856. Translated from Swedish by Michael Roberts. Series 2. No. 23. Van Riebeeck Society, Cape Town, 249 pp."]}

Estrilda melanogenys Sundevall, 1850: 97. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Hab. in Caffraria (Port Natal). ” CURRENT STATUS: Coccopygia melanotis (Temminck, 1823); Estrildidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 295). STATUS REFERENCE: Sclater (1930: 793–794) recognized bocagei Shelley, 1903 and quartinia (Bonaparte, 1850) in the genus Coccopygia. White (1963: 189) and Traylor (1968: 338) both recognized bocagei and quartinia in the genus Estrilda; Clancey et al. (1980: 283) recognized bocagei but separated quartinia as a full species in the genus Estrilda; Fry et al. (2004: 272–273) and Dickinson & Christidis (2014: 295) recognized bocagei but separated Coccopygia quartinia as a full species. TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall, in his original description, gave data for both male and female. According to Sundevall’s manuscript acquisition catalogue, he had six specimens available for his description. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 10) referred to NRM 568694 [6111] as a “type”, treated here as a lectotype designation of this male collected 22 July 1840 in Durban. The five paralectotypes are: NRM 568695 [6335], a juvenile male collected 2 June 1841 in Durban; NRM 554384 [6112], a female collected 22 July 1840 in Durban; two specimens [6334 and 6336], a male and a female from “Caffraria” (no other data), sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (not found in the ZMB collection); and a specimen [6333], also from “Caffraria” (no other data), sent to Professor Peter Wahlberg in 1858. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal. COMMENTS: Dates and place agree with the journal entries., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 535, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Sclater, W. L. (1930) s. n. In: Systema Avium Aethiopicarum: a Systematic List of the Birds of the Ethiopian Region. Part 2. Taylor & Francis for the British Ornithologists' Union, London, pp. i - xi + 305 - 922.","White, C. M. N. (1963) A Revised Check List of African Flycatchers, Tits, Tree Creepers, Sunbirds, White-eyes, Honey eaters, Buntings, Finches, Weavers and Waxbills. Government Printer, Lusaka, 122 pp.","Traylor Jr., M. A. (1968) Family Estrildidae, Waxbills, Grass Finches, and Mannikins (African). In: Paynter Jr., R. A. (Ed.), Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 14. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 306 - 390.","Clancey, P. A. (1980) S. A. O. S. Checklist of Southern African Birds. Pretoria, South African Ornithological Society, 325 pp.","Fry, C. H., Keith, S. & Urban, E. K. (Eds.), (2004) The Birds of Africa. Vol. 7 [Sparrows to Buntings]. Princeton University Press, Princeton, Oxford, 666 pp., 36 pls.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Lamprotornis porphyroplevron Sundevall, 1850: 100. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ E Caffraria, ubi frequens.” CURRENT STATUS: Notopholia corrusca corrusca (Nordmann, 1835); Sturnidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 579, which corrects the species name). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall (1850: 100) mentioned both male and female in his original description. According to his acquisition catalogue he had 11 specimens available. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 7–8) referred to NRM 568743 [6414] as a “type”; which we treat here as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 21 August 1840 in Durban. The ten paralectotypes are: NRM 90172195 [4685], collected 16 June 1839 or 1840 in Durban; NRM 553765 [4690], an adult female collected 18 June 1839 in Durban; NRM 554882 [4692], a juvenile female collected 3 November 1839 in Durban; NRM 537724 [4687], a mounted male collected 8 December 1839 in Durban; a male [4686] without data was sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (but not found in the ZMB collection); a male [6423], collected in “Caffr.” before 1845 and sent as a gift to the high school in Örebro, Sweden, in 1857; a male [6424] without data sent as a gift to the high school in Uppsala in 1857; an adult female [4688], collected 4 July 1839 in Durban, sent as a gift to the high school in Oskarshamn, Sweden, in 1865; an adult female [4689] collected 16 June 1839 in Durban, and sent as a gift to the high school in Falun, Sweden, in 1865; and an adult female [4691], collected 8 December 1839 in Durban, and sent as a gift to the high school in Jönköping, Sweden, in 1865. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: Wahlberg’s journal and labelled specimens show that he was in Durban from March to early October 1840., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 552, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Zosterops lateralis Sundevall, 1850: 101. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Hab. in Caffraria superiore, campestri, prope Vaal Revier (26- 27°). ” CURRENT STATUS: Synonym of Zosterops pallidus Swainson, 1838; Zosteropidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 520). Sometimes recognized as a subspecies (not supported by DNA) under the name Zosterops pallidus sundevalli Hartlaub, 1865; see below under comments for details. STATUS REFERENCE: Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 520 and Bowie 2005: 823–824 (includes sundevalli Hartlaub, 1865 (see Gyldenstolpe 1926: 35, deserticola Reichenow, 1905 and haigamchabensis Bradfield, 1944). TYPE MATERIAL: We can find no indication in Sundevall’s original description text that he had more than a single specimen at hand, but according to his acquisition catalogue he apparently had three available. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 35) refers to NRM 568713 [6678] as a “type”; we treat this as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 5 August 1843 north of the Vaal River. The two paralectotypes are: NRM 555448 [6679], a study skin of an adult female collected 5 August 1843 north of the Vaal River; and a specimen [6677] of unknown sex and only noted as “Caffr. Inf.” sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (but not found in the ZMB database). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: North of Vaal River, North West Province. COMMENTS: Collected on the same day as the type of Alauda fasciolata (see above). The type locality is probably just south of Potchefstroom. Since this name was shown to be a homonym of Zosterops lateralis (Latham, 1801), a species from Australia and neighboring islands, Hartlaub created a substitute name, Zosterops sundevalli (Hartlaub 1865: 8–9). NRM 568713 is also the lectotype for Zosterops sundevalli. Zosterops pallidus Swainson, 1838, based on “Dr. Burchell’s Coll. No. 43”, collected on the north bank of the Orange River, about 16 km east of Prieska on 18 Sept 1811, has priority over both names. The type specimen is in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Hartlaub, G. (1865) Monographischer Versuch uber die Gattung Zosterops. Journal fur Ornithologie, 13 (73), 1 - 30. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / BF 02261150","Bowie, R. C. K. (2005) Zosterops lateralis. In: Hockey, P. A. R., Dean, W. R. J. & Ryan, P. G. (Eds.), Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa, 7 th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, pp. 823 - 824.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Bradyornis ater Sundevall, 1850: 105. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ E Caffraria inferiori et superiori ” CURRENT STATUS: Synonym of Melaenornis pammelaina pammelaina (Stanley, 1814); Muscicapidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 590). TYPE MATERIAL: In his type description, Sundevall (1850: 105) mentioned both males and females.According to his acquisition catalogue he actually had four specimens at hand. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 62) refers to NRM 568759 [6848] as a “type”; we treat this as a lectotype designation of this adult male collected 19 April 1840 in Durban. The three paralectotypes are: NRM 568758 [6850], a male collected 16 October 1843 in Saulspoort (Mohapoani); NRM 568757 [6851], a female collected 12 December 1841 in Magalisberg; and a male [6849] collected 13 October 1843 in Saulspoort sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (but not found in the ZMB database). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: There are no journal entries for this date. Wahlberg was in Durban from March to early October 1840., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 553, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}

Zosterops capensis Sundevall, 1850: 102. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Habitat in regione urbis Capensis, ubi frequens videtur; non e Caffraria nobis alata.” CURRENT STATUS: Zosterops capensis capensis Sundevall, 1850; Zosteropidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 520), includes atmorii Sharpe, 1877, and virens Sundevall. TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall (1850: 102) mentioned both male and female in his type description. His acquisition catalogue lists two specimens received from Wahlberg. Possible syntypes are two older specimens received in 1837 from Jacob Letterstedt (1796–1862), the Swedish-Norwegian Consul in Cape Town. These were identified as Sylvia palpebrosa but later corrected by Sundevall to Zosterops capensis. The two specimens figured by Levaillant (1802, plate 132) should also be part of the original type series. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 35) refers to NRM 568711 [4578] as a “type”; we treat this as a lectotype designation of this study skin of an adult male collected 13 March 1839 in Rondebosch. The five paralectotypes are: NRM 568712 [4579], a study skin of an adult female collected 21 March 1839 in Rondebosch; NRM 90140118 [4210], a male collected before 1837 in the Cape area (only “Cap” given) by J. Letterstedt; an unsexed specimen [4209] also collected before 1837 in the Cape area by Letterstedt and sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (but not found in the ZMB database); and finally the two specimens figured by Levaillant (1802, plate 132). Specimens collected by Levaillant in South Africa are scattered in several museum collections (Rookmaaker 1989). We have not attempted to trace Levaillant’s Zosterops specimens. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape Province. COMMENTS: The entry in the journal for this day confirms date and place., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on page 550, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116.","Rookmaaker, L. C. (1989) The Zoological Exploration of Southern Africa, 1650 - 1790. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 368 pp."]}

Bradyornis vittatus Sundevall, 1850: 106. VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Ex Caffr. proprie s. d. multa specimena allata ”. CURRENT STATUS: Sigelus silens silens (Shaw 1809); Muscicapidae (Dickinson & Christidis 2014: 590). Implicitly includes vittatus (Sundevall). TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall, in his original description (1850: 106), gave measurements for both male and female and stated that he had several specimens at hand (“ multa specimina allata ”). According to his acquisition catalogue he had five specimens, identified as “ Bradyornis sp. vittatus ” (but later amended to “ taeniopter ” in his handwriting). Gyldenstolpe (1926: 63) referred to NRM 568760 [6854] as a “type” and later in the text also “ought to be regarded as the type”; we treat this as a lectotype designation of this juvenile male collected 4 July 1840 in Durban. The four paralectotypes are: NRM 554256 [6856], an adult female collected 18 April 1840 in Durban; NRM 537793 [6855], a mounted juvenile male collected 19 April 1840 in Durban; RMNH. AVES.139782 [6853] a male (female according to RMNH database) collected 12 May 1840 in Port Natal, sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850; and a skin of uncertain sex (according to Wahlberg via Sundevall’s catalogue) [6857], collected 24 May 1840 in Durban and sent on exchange to Berlin in 1853 (still present in the ZMB database, but without a date and with the collector given as Sundevall). VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. COMMENTS: There are no journal entries for this date. Wahlberg was in Durban from March to early October 1840., Published as part of Dean, W. Richard J., Åhlander, Erik & Johansson, Ulf S., 2022, Avian type localities and the type specimens collected by Johan August Wahlberg in southern Africa, pp. 521-560 in Zootaxa 5134 (4) on pages 553-554, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5134.4.3, http://zenodo.org/record/6541737, {"references":["Sundevall, C. J. (1850) Foglar fran sodra Afrika. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-akademiens forhandlingar, 7 (4), 96 - 111.","Dickinson, E. C. & Christidis, L. (2014) The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 4 th Edition. Vol. 2. Passerines. Aves Press, Eastbourne, 752 pp.","Gyldenstolpe, N. (1926) Types of birds in the Royal Natural History Museum in Stockholm. Arkiv f or Zoologi, 19, 1 - 116."]}