Galerida cristata riggenbachi Hartert, 1902

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Galerida cristata riggenbachi Hartert

Galerida cristata riggenbachi Hartert, 1902b: 333 ( Mazagan).

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Keith et al., 1992: 100. HOLOTYPE: AMNH 557224, adult male (= female), collected at Mazagan, 33°16′N, 08°30′W ( Seltzer, 1962: 1172), Morocco, on 10 November 1900, by F.W. Riggenbach (no. 48). From the Rothschild Collection.

COMMENTS: Riggenbach’s number ‘‘48’’ was given for the type in the original description. The sex symbol on the field label of the holotype is an upside­down female symbol. Hartert originally interpreted this as ‘‘male’’ and published it as such. Later, he changed the sex to ‘‘female’’ and initialed the change. This was undoubtedly based on measurements. Wings of males measure 107– 113 mm, females 98–102 mm ( Hartert 1904a: 231); the type measures 102 mm. Later, Hartert (1919: 165) listed this type as a female, without comment.

Hartert did not say how many specimens he had. There are seven paratypes, AMNH 557239, 557240, 557259, 557260, 557265, 557266, and 557273, all Riggenbach specimens collected near Mazagan before July 1902, the date of publication of the name.