Zosterops palpebrosa remota Koelz

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Zosterops palpebrosa remota Koelz

Zosterops palpebrosa remota Koelz, 1939: 76 (Jalalabad, Afghanistan).

Now Zosterops palpebrosus egregius Madarász, 1911 . See Mees, 1957: 40–51, Mayr, 1967: 294, and van Balen, 2008: 446–447.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 466913 , adult male, collected at Jalalabad , 34.26N, 70.25E (Times Atlas), Afghanistan, on 18 December 1937, by Walter Koelz.

COMMENTS: In the original description, Koelz said that his male type, with a wing measurement of 55.5 mm, was taken on the same date as his five ‘‘topotypes’’ (5 paratypes). AMNH 466913 has a wing measuring 55.5 mm, is marked ‘‘Type’’ by Koelz, and bears an AMNH type label. His

measurements were of four males and two females. The five paratypes are dated both 18 and 19 December 1937, possibly indicating date of preparation: females, AMNH 466908 , wing 55 mm, AMNH 466909 , wing 57.5 mm ; males, AMNH 466910 , wing 57 mm, AMNH 466911 , wing 57 mm, AMNH 466912 , wing 55 mm .

Dickinson (2003: 625) restricted egregius to Sri Lanka and included Afghanistan birds in Z. p. palpebrosus .