1871 in birding and ornithology

Birds described in 1871 include Asian ostrich, Père David's snowfinch, Biak lorikeet, Mongolian ground jay, Forest wood hoopoe, Numfor paradise kingfisher, Spot-breasted parrotbill

Events Deaths of Paolo Savi and Niels Kjærbølling Théophile Rudolphe Studer becomes curator of zoological collections at the Natural History Museum of Bern

Publications Richard Bowdler Sharpe. Catalogue of African Birds in the Collection of R.B. Sharpe. London: Self-published. 1871. Henry Eeles Dresser and Richard Bowdler Sharpe. A History of the Birds of Europe, Including all the Species Inhabiting the Western Palearctic Region. London: Self-published. 1871. Frederick Hutton. Catalogue of the Birds of New Zealand, with Diagnoses of the Species. Wellington: Published by Command. 1871. Ongoing events

Theodor von Heuglin Ornithologie von Nordost-Afrika (Ornithology of Northeast Africa) (Cassel, 1869–1875) 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

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