1857 in birding and ornithology
Thomas Mayo Brewer publishes part of North American Oology Charles Lucien Bonaparte dies of natural causes. Martin Lichtenstein dies after suffering a stroke. 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 Birding and ornithology by year