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1816 in birding and ornithology
1816âÂÂ1830 , edited and published from 1816 to 1830 by F. G. Levrault commenced
Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix
was a notable ornithological contributor.
Duchesse de Berry
, daughter-in-law of
King Charles X of France
, extends her patronage to the illustrator
Pancrace Bessa
Louis Pierre Vieillot
publishes the description of
Milvago chimachima
, the
yellow-headed caracara
in the first issue of . Other birds described by Vieillot in the same issue include the
black-chested buzzard-eagle
, the
Mindanao wrinkled hornbill
, the
speckled teal
the
ringed teal
and the
South American snipe
William Swainson
accompanies the explorer
Henry Koster
to
Brazil
. He returned to England in 1818 about 760 bird skins.
Pictou Academy
founded. The institute had a natural history museum which was later (1833) admired by
John James Audubon
French Academy of Sciences
becomes autonomous.
Carl Ludwig Koch
publishes .
HMS Congo
expedition.
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