Certhia scarlatina Sparrman, Mus. Carlsonianum, fasc. III, pl. 58, 1788.= Cinnyris afer afer Linnaeus, 1766
Holotype ? : Male ad., Cape of Good Hope. No date. Coll. Mus. Carlsonianum. C. Fr. Hornstedt leg. No. 15. - Measurements of type : wing : 63 mm.; tail : 52 mm.; culmen : 25,5 mm.; tarsus : 16 mm.Click on the picture for enlargement.