1848 in birding and ornithology

none Bird species new to science described in the thumb|The slender-billed white-eye was described by John Gould in 1848.August 2026 Ludwig Becker, a painter and naturalist, leaves Germany for Australia during the 1848 revolution.Darragh Thomas A. 1997 Ludwig Becker, a Scientific Dilettante: His Correspondence with J.J. Kaup and Others Historical Records of Australian Science 11 4 501 – 522 10.3316/informit.847554832980824 Thomas Richard Heywood Thomson and William Allen publish a narrative of their exploration of the Niger River.Allen, W. Thomson, T.R.H. 1848 A Narrative of the Expedition Sent By Her Majesty's Government to the River Niger in 1841 Richard Bentley London http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52318629 10.5962/bhl.title.123960 Hugh Edwin Strickland publishes The Dodo and its Kindred.Strickland, H.E. Melville, A.G. 1848 The Dodo and its Kindred, or the History, Affinities, and Osteology of the Dodo, Solitaire, and other Extinct Birds of the Islands Mauritius, Rodriguez, and Bourbon Reeve, Benham, & Reeve London http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30079397 10.5962/bhl.title.43794 Ludwig Leichhardt vanishes in the Australian Outback as is presumed dead.The Guardian Lagan Bernard 31 May 2013 What really happened to Ludwig Leichhardt? https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/may/31/what-really-happened-ludwig-leichhardt Joseph Wolf, a major illustrator for John Gould's The Birds of Great Britain, among other ornithological compendiums, arrives in London.Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) John Gould: Bird Illustration in the Age of Darwin The University of Kansas Libraries https://exhibits.lib.ku.edu/exhibits/show/gould/art/joseph_wolfMilnes, E. Datta, A. 20 January 2020 Celebrating 200 Years of Joseph Wolf Zoological Society of London https://www.zsl.org/news-and-events/feature/celebrating-200-years-joseph-wolf References Category:Birding and ornithology by year Category:1849 in science