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1871 in birding and ornithology

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Years in birding and ornithology:	1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
Years:	1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874

the Forest wood hoopoe

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

Death 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.Taylor & Francis of Fleet Street, London
Frederick Hutton, 1871 Catalogue of the Birds of New Zealand, with Diagnoses of the Species

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

References

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