Richard Owen describes Anomalopteryx and publishes History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds (1844–1846) Graceanna Lewis (1821–1912) publishes A Natural History of Birds. Jerdon's leafbird described by Edward Blyth Johann Jakob von Tschudi publishes Untersuchungen uber die Fauna Perus (1844–47) George Robert Gray publishes Genera of Birds (1844–49), illustrated by David William Mitchell and Joseph Wolf Death of Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire Fauna Japonica Aves commenced (1844–1850) Johann Jakob Kaup publishes Classification der Säugethiere und Vögel Last great auk killed 3 July 1844 on Eldey, Iceland Pierre Adolphe Delattre publishes Ornithologie d'Europe Douai
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