Ploceus Bohndorffi Reichenow
- Dataset
- Type Specimens Of Birds In The American Museum Of Natural History Part 12. Passeriformes: Ploceidae, Sturnidae, Buphagidae, Oriolidae, Dicruridae, Callaeidae, Grallinidae, Corcoracidae, Artamidae, Cracticidae, Ptilonorhynchidae, Cnemophilidae, Paradisaeidae, And Corvidae
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Aves
- order
- Passeriformes
- family
- Ploceidae
- genus
- Ploceus
discussion
COMMENTS: In the original description, Reichenow did not give the sex of the bird he described or say how many specimens he examined, but he gave only one set of measurements and perhaps had only a single specimen. Hartert (1919: 139) also did not know how many specimens were involved in the original description as he referred to the above specimen as ‘‘ Type (or cotype) ’’; the only locality referred to was Stanley Falls. A second specimen collected by Bohndorff at Kasango in June is not considered part of the type series. Most authors recognize the subspecies bohndorffi; however, Craig (2010: 165) synonymized it with nominate cucullatus.
Name
- Homonyms
- Ploceus Bohndorffi Reichenow
- Ploceus