The composition of the syntype series of Pitta gurneyi Hume, 1875, and the publication timing of the associated plate

Abstract

Summary. The claims of an array of specimens to be considered part of the type series of Pitta gurneyi are clarified. The plate of P. gurneyi that is commonly linked to the type description in Stray Feathers was based on two specimens Hume gave to Gurney and was published considerably after the type description itself.