Chlorocichla flaviventris mombasae Shelley, 1896: 64 .

Now: Chlorocichla flaviventris centralis (Reichenow, 1887) . See Mayr & Greenway (1960: 262).

Holotype: BMNH 1895.5.1.734 ( Fischer no. 109), skin, male, collected at “ Mombassa ”, 15.07.1877.

Type locality: “ Mombassa ” [Mombasa Island, Mombasa County, Kenya], from the original description as well as locality of the holotype.

Remarks: Shelley (1896) explicitly described the species based on a Mombasa specimen in his private collection before it went to the BMNH. As BMNH 1895.5.1.734 is the only Mombasa specimen of this species at the BMNH, it is the holotype (Warren & Harrison 1971: 361). Fischer & Reichenow (1878b) mentioned it as no. 109 under the name Criniger flaviventris (Smith, A) .