Agapornis personata Reichenow, 1887: 55 .

Now: Agapornis personatus Reichenow, 1887 . See Reichenow (1902a: 23); Peters (1937: 255).

Holotype: ZMB 28178 (B 20103), skin, male, collected near “Serian”, 11.9.[1885].

Type locality: “ bei Serian” [near Serya, Kondoa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania], from the original description and locality of the holotype .

Remarks: In the original description, no type was chosen, nor were any inventory numbers for specimens given, but measurements for one specimen, the locality “Serian”, and the date were given. As ZMB 28178 is the only specimen of this species with these collecting data, it is regarded as the holotype.