1856 in birding and ornithology

none August 2026 Bird species new to science described in the thumb|Heavy-footed moa described by Richard Owen in 1856 John Cassin publishes a complete set of his Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British, and Russian America, which had been published serially from 1853 – 1855.Allen J.A. 1876 Progress of Ornithology in the United States during the Last Century The American Naturalist 10 9 536 – 550 https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdf/10.1086/271733Cassin John 1862 Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British, and Russian America J.B. Lippincott & Co. Philadelphia 2nd http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27214091 Biodiversity Heritage Library Léon Olphe-Galliard takes part in the second congress of Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft at Gothen in Germany, where he meets Prince Lucien Bonaparte, and other scientists. Johan August Wahlberg, who provided early records of the birds of Africa,Craig, A.J.F.K. Hummel, H.C. 1992 J.A. Wahlberg's Records of Birds and other Animals in the Atlantic Ocean in 1838-1845 Marine Ornithology 21 71 – 73 https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/marine_ornithology/vol21/iss1/7 is killed by a wounded elephant while exploring in Botswana.Cox Christopher R. 2012 On Safari in Botswana Audubon Magazine https://www.audubon.org/magazine/safari-botswana Birds described in 1856 include kea, Brewer's sparrow, western bronze-naped pigeon, yellow-spotted barbet, barred parakeet, In October the red-necked nightjar occurred in Britain. Marc Athanase Parfait Oeillet Des Murs publishes the ornithological section of Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Vénus in collaboration with Florent Prévost. Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen joins the Great Trigonometric Survey of India . Robert Swinhoe makes an "adventurous" visit to the camphor districts of Formosa Ongoing events John Gould, The birds of Australia; Supplement 1851–69. 1 vol. 81 plates; Artists: J. Gould and H. C. Richter; Lithographer: H. C. Richter John Gould, The Birds of Asia; 1850-83, 7 vols., 530 plates. Artists: J. Gould, H. C. Richter, W. Hart and J. Wolf; Lithographers: H. C. Richter and W. Hart References Bird Category:Birding and ornithology by year