1831 in birding and ornithology

Death of Louis Pierre Vieillot
Christian Ludwig Brehm publishes Handbuch der Naturgeschichte alle VÃÂ¶gel Deutschlands
Second voyage of HMS Beagle commences
Adolphe Delattre makes the first of several trips to South America.
Johann Friedrich von Brandt appointed director of the Zoological Department at the St Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Nicholas Aylward Vigors describes the great Indian bustard
"Maison Deyrolle" established in Paris.