Burnesia melanocephala G.A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884a: 56 .

Now: Apalis melanocephala melanocephala (G.A. Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) . See White (1962a); Mayr et al. (1986: 168).

Holotype: ZMH 6908 (Fischer no. 1010a), male, skin, former mount, collected at Pangani, [22.08.1883].

Type locality: “ Pangani (Küstengebiet)” [ Lower Pangani River, Tanga Region, Tanzania], from the original description as well as 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 individual and the locality “Pangani (Küstengebiet)” were given. Fischer (1884) listed one specimen for this species with the same measurements as in the original description and the collector’s number 1010a. As that is the only Fischer specimen of this species, ZMH 6908 (also mentioned as the type in Bolau 1898) is the holotype for this species.