Type specimens of birds of the genus Batis (Aves: Platysteiridae) at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Author Frahnert, Sylke 0000-0001-8486-839X Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstrasse 43, D- 10115 Berlin, Germany. sylke. frahnert @ mfn. berlin; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8486 - 839 X sylke.frahnert@mfn.berlin Author Louette, Michel AfricaMuseum, B 3080 Tervuren, Belgium. Author Eckhoff, Pascal 0000-0002-5995-3485 Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstrasse 43, D- 10115 Berlin, Germany. pascal. eckhoff @ mfn. berlin; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 5995 - 3485 pascal.eckhoff@mfn.berlin text Zootaxa 2021 2021-10-14 5052 2 249 260 journal article 3987 10.11646/zootaxa.5052.2.5 f2daf753-e802-4035-9a1f-6878de66e7ca 1175-5326 5568681 9C0D1455-5E80-4D9A-BE86-7C73F05B0A3E Batis reichenowi Grote, 1911:162 Now: Batis reichenowi Grote, 1911 . See Louette (2006) , but also Mayr et al. (1986: 379) , Fjeldså et al. (2006) . Syntype : ZMB 65.130 (Grote, no. 215), skin, female, collected by H . Grote at Mikindani, 29.09.1909 . Syntype : ZMB 65.131 (Grote, no. 214), skin, male, collected by H . Grote at Mikindani, 29.09.1909 . Syntype : ZMB 65.132 (Grote, no. 179), skin, female, collected by H . Grote at Mikindani, 29.08.1909 . Type locality: Mikindani [Mikindani, Mtwara Region , Tanzania ]. Remarks : In the description of Batis reichenowi Grote, 1911 , no type was chosen, but both male and female were described and measurements for more than one specimen were given. Grote wrote that he collected the specimens at Mikindani. In two other publications Grote (1912 , 1913 ) gave an overview of his collection from Tanzania . He listed three specimens (Grote numbers 179, 214, 215) from Mikindani as Batis reichenowi ( Grote 1913: 126 ) . Therefore, these three specimens are regarded as syntypes of Batis reichenowi .