Parus atricapillus festae von Burg, 1925

1925 Die Tierwelt, Zofingen: 149.

Now Poecile montanus montanus (Conrad, 1827) .

See Vaurie, 1959: 479, and Dickinson & Christidis, 2014: 429.

Paralectotypes: MHNG 935.069, unsexed adult, collected in Italy (Padola, Comelico Superiore, 1700- 2000 m alt.) on November 1906 by E. Festa n° 182; MHNG 935.070, unsexed adult, same locality, December 1907, E. Festa n°189 .

Comments: Jouard (1936: 367) designated the lectotype, a male collected on November 1908, from the same series of 14 birds collected by E. Festa. These birds might be in the collection of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, with other specimens from Jouard’s collection.