Zosterops semperi owstoni Hartert, 1900a: 2 (Ruk) Zosterops semperi owstoni Hartert, 1900 Mees, 1969: 156–157 Pratt et al., 1987: 284 Slikas et al., 2000: 355–365 van Balen, 2008: 448 Type Specimens Of Birds In The American Museum Of Natural History Part 9. Passeriformes: Zosteropidae And Meliphagidae Mary Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2011 2011-04-29 2011 348 1 193 7L7PS Hartert Hartert 1900 [191,590,683,704] Aves Zosteropidae Zosterops Animalia Passeriformes 9 9 Chordata subSpecies semperi owstoni      Zosterops semperi owstoni Hartert, 1900a: 2(Ruk).  Now  Zosterops semperi owstoniHartert, 1900. See  Mees, 1969: 156–157,  Pratt et al., 1987: 284,  Slikas et al., 2000: 355–365, and  van Balen, 2008: 448.   LECTOTYPE:  AMNH 700803, unsexed adult, collected on Chuuk( 5 Trukor Ruk) Island, 07.28N, 151.51E( Times Atlas), Chuuk Islands, Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, on  7 May 1896, by collectors for Alan Owston. From the Rothschild Collection.  COMMENTS: No type was designated in the original description, Hartert only saying that the Rothschild Collection had ‘‘received a large series from Ruk.’’ Hartert (1920: 435)listed as the type the only specimen collected on 7 May 1896, thereby designating it the lectotype. The Owston label is marked ‘‘Type’’ in what appears to be Rothschild’s hand, and it also bears a Rothschild type label. Mees (1969: 157)did not appear to accept Hartert’s designation of lectotype, although he usually did so, and only listed part of the type series even though he examined the specimens in AMNH. Hartert’s published designation applies to a unique specimen from the original type series, and this is sufficient for lectotypification. The following are paralectotypes, collected on Chuukin November 1895, February, March, May, and June 1896: AMNH 700791– 700802, 700804–700811.  Mees (1969: 143–144)included the Caroline Islandswhite-eyes in the broad species  Z. conspicillatus. Pratt et al. (1987: 283–284), based on song, included the subspecies  semperi, owstoni, and takatsukasaiin the species  Z. semperi, and the recent mitochondrial sequence data of Slikas et al. (2000: 355–365)support this arrangement. 1896-05-07 AMNH Micronesia Islands 7.28 Ruk 782 151.51 Times Atlas 9 9 AMNH 700803 1 Chuuk lectotype