Crithagra scotops Sundevall 1850

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
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