1858 in birding and ornithology

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Years:	1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861

Black-and-white tody-tyrant Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London for 1857 published in 1858

• Birds described in 1858 include phainopepla, northwestern crow, red-necked crake, white-headed wood hoopoe, Wallace's fruit-dove, Arctic warbler
• George Robert Gray publishes A list of the birds, with descriptions of new species obtained by Mr. Alfred R. Wallace in the Aru and Ké Islands in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. ^[1]
• Heinrich von Kittlitz publishes Denkwürdigkeiten einer Reise nach dem russischen Amerika, nach Mikronesien und durch Kamtschatka.
• British Ornithologists' Union founded.^[2]
• Coenraad Jacob Temminck dies. His post at Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie is awarded to Hermann Schlegel

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

1. Gray, George Robert (1858). "A LIST OF THE BIRDS, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES OBTAINED BY MR. ALFRED R. WALLACE IN THE ARU AND ISLANDS". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 26 (1). Wiley: 169–198. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1858.tb06363.x. ISSN 0370-2774.
2. "British Ornithologists' Union". British Ornithologists' Union. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-11-05.