Zosterops eurycricotus G.A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884a: 55

Frahnert, Sylke, Turner, Donald A. & Bracker, Cordula, 2023, Type specimens and type localities of birds (Aves) collected by Gustav Adolf Fischer (1848 - 1886) in East Africa, Zootaxa 5334 (1), pp. 1-84 : 38

Zosterops eurycricotus G.A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884a: 55 .

Now: Zosterops eurycricotus G.A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884a . See Martins et al. (2020); but see also Greenway et al. (1967: 332).

Holotype: ZMH 6909 ( Fischer no. 941), skin, former mount, female, collected at “Gross Aruscha” [Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania], 17.07.[18]83.

Type locality: “am Fuss des Maeru-Berg (Massai)” [near Mt Meru , Arusha Region, Tanzania], from the original description, here ascertained as “Gross Aruscha” [Arusha, Arusha Region, Tanzania], the locality of the holotype.

Remarks: In the original description no type was chosen and there were no inventory numbers for specimens provided, but measurements for one specimen and the locality “am Fuss des Maeru-Berg (Massai)” were given. The town of “Gross Aruscha” is situated at the base of Mount Meru. As Fischer (1884) listed only one specimen for this species (no. 941), ZMH 6909 is regarded as the holotype. It was also mentioned as the type specimen in Bolau (1898).