Zosterops lateralis subsp. cornwalli Mathews 1912
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Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Zosteropidae
Zosterops

description: <i>Zosterops lateralis cornwalli</i> Mathews <i>Zosterops lateralis cornwalli</i> Mathews, 1912a: 385 (Mackay, Queensland). Now <i>Zosterops lateralis vegetus</i> Hartert, 1899. See Mees, 1969: 80–86, Schodde and Mason, 1999: 687–691, and van Balen, 2008: 467–468. HOLOTYPE: <b>AMNH 700958</b>, adult female, collected at Mackay, 21.10S, 149.10E (Times Atlas), Queensland, Australia, undated. From the Mathews Collection (6505) via the Rothschild Collection. COMMENTS: Mathews gave his catalog number of the holotype in the original description, but did not mention how many specimens he examined. The holotype bears a Mathews Collection label, Mathews and Rothschild type labels, and a ‘‘Figured’’ label, indicating that the specimen was illustrated in Mathews (1923a: pl. 505, upper figure, opp. p. 136, text p. 139), where the illustrated female is confirmed as the type of <i>cornwalli</i>. Mathews’ ‘‘no. 6505’’ is a single specimen of ‘‘ Zosterops vegeta’’ which he had purchased from the dealer Gerrard. The number ‘‘716’’ which appears on his collection label refers to the number of the species in Mathews (1908). Mathews (1912a: 386) gave the range of <i>cornwalli</i> as ‘‘ Mid Queensland.’’ The following specimens are paratypes: Barron River, <b>AMNH 700966</b> (Mathews no. 9556), female, 27 May 1911; Cairns, <b>AMNH 700967</b> (2847), male, November 1908. The following specimens are probable paratypes; they were cataloged on 17 February 1912, shortly after Mathews description was published on 31 January 1912: Cairns, AMNH 700968 (10327), male, November 1911; AMNH 700969 (10325), male, October 1911; AMNH 700970 (10326), male, October 1911; AMNH 700971 (10328), female, November 1911; Tolga, AMNH 700973 (10323), female, August 1911; Malanda, AMNH 700974 (10324), female, August 1911. AMNH 700972 is not a paratype; even though it was collected at Cairns on 9 June 1884, it was not cataloged by Mathews until May 1913. Other specimens were either never in Mathews’ collection or were collected after the date of publication of <i>cornwalli</i> <i>.</i> <b> <i>Zosterops chlorocephalus</i> A.J. Campbell and</b> S.A. White <i>Zosterops chlorocephalus</i> A.J. Campbell and S.A. White, 1910: 196 (North-West and Tryon Islands, Capricorn Group). Now <i>Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus</i> A.J. Campbell and S.A. White, 1910. See Mees, 1969: 86– 88, Schodde and Mason, 1999: 687–691, and van Balen, 2008: 467–468. LECTOTYPE: <b>AMNH 700957</b>, adult male, collected on North-West Island, 10.40S, 142.07E (USBGN, 1957), Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia, on 9 October 1910, by S.A. White. From the Mathews Collection (10378) via the Rothschild Collection. COMMENTS: In the original description, no type was designated but white-eyes were said to be in great numbers on North-West and Tryon Islands. ‘‘Several skins were procured– the first by Mr. J.W. Mellor.’’ Mathews had three North-West Island specimens that were syntypes of <i>chlorocephalus.</i> AMNH 700957, adult male, collected on 9 October 1910, bears four labels. The first is White’s field label, with the original data on the front of the label; on the reverse is ‘‘to be returned’’ in White’s hand and ‘‘afterwards given me by S.A. White’’ in Mathews’ hand, Mathews annotations ‘‘wing 69’’ and ‘‘middle Fig.’’ The second label is a Rothschild type label bearing Mathews’ catalog number and a citation to the original description. The third label is Mathews’ type label, with his catalog number ‘‘10378,’’ which was not elsewhere cited, and a reference to the Campbell and White description; opposite Mathews’ catalog entry the specimen is credited to White and was cataloged between 20 and 24 February 1912. The fourth label is Mathews’ ‘‘Figured’’ label, indicating that it was illustrated in Mathews (1923a: pl. 505, middle figure, opp. p. 136, text p. 139), where the illustrated male with the correct data and a wing of 69 [mm] is said to be the type of <i>chlorocephalus</i>. That is an unequivocal designation of a lectotype. Mees (1969: 86–87) was thus in error when he reported that the Mellor specimen, AMNH 700956, was the lectotype designated by Mathews, perhaps as a result of looking only at specimens in the general collection. AMNH 700957 was marked as the type when the Rothschild Collection was cataloged at AMNH and has always been separated in the type collection. With Mathews’ designation of a lectotype, the two additional AMNH specimens become paralectotypes: <b>AMNH 700956</b>, adult male, collected in October 1910 by J.W. Mellor, whose name appears on the original label. This specimen was cataloged by Mathews as his no. 10379, attributed to Mellor. There is no indication on any of the labels that this was the first specimen collected. <b>AMNH 700958</b>, adult female, collected on 11 October 1910, apparently by White, as the handwriting on the field label matches that on the lectotype and the reverse is annotated ‘‘to be returned.’’ There is no additional note here that the specimen was given to Mathews by White, only ‘‘wing 63[mm]’’ appears. I did not find it in Mathews’ catalog. An additional paralectotype is in SAMA, collected in October 1910 by S.A. White, and labeled ‘‘Co-type’’ by him (B. Blaylock, personal commun.). As the exact number of specimens was not given, other paralectotypes of <i>chlorocephalus</i> from North-West and Tryon islands may be held in other institutions. <i>Zosterops chlorocephalus</i> A.J. Campbell and S.A. White, 1910: 196 (North-West and Tryon Islands, Capricorn Group). Now <i>Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus</i> A.J. Campbell and S.A. White, 1910. See Mees, 1969: 86– 88, Schodde and Mason, 1999: 687–691, and van Balen, 2008: 467–468. LECTOTYPE: <b>AMNH 700957</b>, adult male, collected on North-West Island, 10.40S, 142.07E (USBGN, 1957), Capricorn Group, Queensland, Australia, on 9 October 1910, by S.A. White. From the Mathews Collection (10378) via the Rothschild Collection. COMMENTS: In the original description, no type was designated but white-eyes were said to be in great numbers on North-West and Tryon Islands. ‘‘Several skins were procured– the first by Mr. J.W. Mellor.’’ Mathews had three North-West Island specimens that were syntypes of <i>chlorocephalus.</i> AMNH 700957, adult male, collected on 9 October 1910, bears four labels. The first is White’s field label, with the original data on the front of the label; on the reverse is ‘‘to be returned’’ in White’s hand and ‘‘afterwards given me by S.A. White’’ in Mathews’ hand, Mathews annotations ‘‘wing 69’’ and ‘‘middle Fig.’’ The second label is a Rothschild type label bearing Mathews’ catalog number and a citation to the original description. The third label is Mathews’ type label, with his catalog number ‘‘10378,’’ which was not elsewhere cited, and a reference to the Campbell and White description; opposite Mathews’ catalog entry the specimen is credited to White and was cataloged between 20 and 24 February 1912. The fourth label is Mathews’ ‘‘Figured’’ label, indicating that it was illustrated in Mathews (1923a: pl. 505, middle figure, opp. p. 136, text p. 139), where the illustrated male with the correct data and a wing of 69 [mm] is said to be the type of <i>chlorocephalus</i>. That is an unequivocal designation of a lectotype. Mees (1969: 86–87) was thus in error when he reported that the Mellor specimen, AMNH 700956, was the lectotype designated by Mathews, perhaps as a result of looking only at specimens in the general collection. AMNH 700957 was marked as the type when the Rothschild Collection was cataloged at AMNH and has always been separated in the type collection. With Mathews’ designation of a lectotype, the two additional AMNH specimens become paralectotypes: <b>AMNH 700956</b>, adult male, collected in October 1910 by J.W. Mellor, whose name appears on the original label. This specimen was cataloged by Mathews as his no. 10379, attributed to Mellor. There is no indication on any of the labels that this was the first specimen collected. <b>AMNH 700958</b>, adult female, collected on 11 October 1910, apparently by White, as the handwriting on the field label matches that on the lectotype and the reverse is annotated ‘‘to be returned.’’ There is no additional note here that the specimen was given to Mathews by White, only ‘‘wing 63[mm]’’ appears. I did not find it in Mathews’ catalog. An additional paralectotype is in SAMA, collected in October 1910 by S.A. White, and labeled ‘‘Co-type’’ by him (B. Blaylock, personal commun.). As the exact number of specimens was not given, other paralectotypes of <i>chlorocephalus</i> from North-West and Tryon islands may be held in other institutions.
description: Published as part of <i>Mary, 2011, Type Specimens Of Birds In The American Museum Of Natural History Part 9. Passeriformes: Zosteropidae And Meliphagidae, pp. 1-193 in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2011 (348)</i> on pages 30-31
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