1862 in birding and ornithology

none August 2026 Bird species new to science described in the thumb|200px| Sula hanging parrot Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862 Alfred Newton published A list of the birds of Europe, a translation of the Aves section of de Die wirbelthiere Europa's by Johann Heinrich Blasius. Graceanna Lewis begins ornithological study at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences and meets John Cassin.Rushing Erin 22 March 2021 Graceanna Lewis: A naturalist and abolitionist Smithsonian Libraries and Archives https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2021/03/22/graceanna-lewis/ Ferdinand Stoliczka joins the Geological Survey of India.Obituary: Dr. F. Stoliczka 1874 Geological Magazine 1 8 382 – 384 10.1017/S0016756800168402 Birds described in 1862 include American herring gull, slaty-backed forest falcon, Principe seedeater, yellow-throated spadebill, Réunion harrier, Wallace's fairywren, Alfred Malherbe publishes his fourth and final volume of fr Monographie des picidées (Monograph on the Picidae).Malherbe Alfred 1862 Monographie des picidées, ou Histoire naturelle des picidés, picumninés, yuncinés ou torcols fr 10.5962/bhl.title.60797 Hermann Schlegel begins a vast work of 14 volumes Muséum d'histoire naturelle des Pays-Bas. 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 The Ibis References Bird Category:Birding and ornithology by year