1877 in birding and ornithology

none Bird species new to science described in the thumb|230px|Philippine frogmouth from the Report On the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76, illustrated by Joseph Smit. Birds described in 1877 include the giant ibis, black-and-yellow phainoptila, Cebu flowerpecker, Drakensberg prinia, Finsch's euphonia, lava heron, Manus friarbird, Palawan tit, plain-backed antpitta, rufous-fronted tailorbird and Walden's hornbill. Events Death of Matteo Botteri Death of Robert Swinhoe James Edmund Fotheringham Harting becomes editor of The Zoologist (until 1896) Publications Jean-Frédéric Émile Oustalet with Armand David, Les Oiseaux de la Chine, (The Birds of China, two volumes). Richard Bowdler Sharpe Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or perching birds, in the collection of the British Museum. Coliomorphae... (1877). Arthur, Marquis of Tweeddale 1877. Reports on the collections of birds made during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger - No. II. On the birds of the Philippine Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877 (III): 535–551. José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage Ornithologie d'Angola. 2 volumes, 1877–1881. Gustav Hartlaub 1877. Die Vögel Madagascars und der benachbarten Inselgruppen. Ein Beitrag zur Zoologie der äthiopischen Region.Halle :H.W. Schmidt,1877. online BHL Jean Cabanis and other members of the German Ornithologists' Society in Ornithologisches Centralblatt Leipzig :L.A. Kittler,1876-82. online John Gould; The Birds of New Guinea and the Adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia; 1875–88. 5 vols. 300 plates; Parts 13–25 completed after Gould's death by R. Bowdler Sharpe; Artists: J. Gould and W. Hart; Lithographer: W. Hart Ongoing events 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 Henry Eeles Dresser and Richard Bowdler Sharpe A History of the Birds of Europe, Including all the Species Inhabiting the Western Palearctic Region. Taylor & Francis of Fleet Street, London Etienne Mulsant, Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux-Mouches, ou Colibris constituant la famille des Trochilides (published 1874–77) The Ibis References Bird Category:Birding and ornithology by year