1857 in birding and ornithology

none August 2026 Bird species new to science described in the thumb|230px|São Tomé oriole described in 1857 Thomas Mayo Brewer publishes part of North American Oology Charles Lucien Bonaparte, a prominent authority on North American birds, dies.Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte letters, 1825-1857 American Philosophical Society Manuscript Collections https://as.amphilsoc.org/repositories/2/resources/1351Brodhead Matthew J. 1978 The Work of Charles Lucien Bonaparte in America Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 122 4 198 – 203 https://www.jstor.org/stable/986531 Martin Lichtenstein, who heavily contributed to the ornithological collection at the Berlin Zoological Museum, dies.Steinheimer Frank D. 2008 Martin Hinrich Carl Lichtenstein and his ornithological purchases at the auction of William Bullock's museum in 1819 Archives of Natural History 35 1 10.3366/E0260954108000089Näf-Gloor Sandra 2018 A naturalist’s career - Hinrich Lichtenstein (1780–1857) Science, Africa, and Europe Routledge 9781351232678 10.4324/9781351232678 August von Pelzeln becomes Curator of birds at Kaiserlichen Hof-Naturalien-Cabinet in Vienna. Birds described in 1857 include black-tailed gnatcatcher, bristlebill, dwarf cassowary, plumed guineafowl, square-tailed nightjar, Thekla lark Philip Sclater publishes A monograph of the birds forming the tanagrine genus Calliste Gustav Hartlaub publishes System der Ornithologie West Afrika's Charles de Souancé publishes Iconographie des perroquets, non figurés dans les publications de Levaillant et de M. Bourjot Saint-Hilaire, in collaboration with Charles Lucien Bonaparte and Émile Blanchard, Paris : P. Bertrand, 1857 Expeditions 1857–1860 SMS Novara Ornithology directed by Johann Zelebor. 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