Anthus leucophrys saphiroi Neumann, 1906

LeCROY, M. A. R. Y., 2003, TYPE SPECIMENS OF BIRDS IN THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. PART 5. PASSERIFORMES: ALAUDIDAE, HIRUNDINIDAE, MOTACILLIDAE, CAMPEPHAGIDAE, PYCNONOTIDAE, IRENIDAE, LANIIDAE, VANGIDAE, BOMBYCILLIDAE, DULIDAE, CINCLIDAE, TROGLODYTIDAE, AND MIMIDAE, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 278 (278), pp. 1-156 : 48

Anthus leucophrys saphiroi Neumann

Anthus leucophrys saphiroi Neumann, 1906: 235 (Balassire bei Harar).

Now Anthus leucophrys saphiroi Neumann, 1906 . See Keith et al., 1992: 226.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 571439 , adult male, collected at Balassire , Harar, Ethiopia, in November 1902, by Zaphiro (= Saphiro). From the Rothschild Collection.

COMMENTS: In the original description, Neumann said the type with the above data was in the Rothschild Collection. The above specimen is the only Zaphiro specimen of this taxon collected at Balassire to come to AMNH with the Rothschild Collection. The day of collection in November on the original label is difficult to read. It is definitely not 20 as listed by Neumann in the description. It has been transcribed as 23 on the Rothschild label, but I think it is either 4 or 21. The three paratypes mentioned by Neumann (1906: 235) are AMNH 571440–571442.