1849 in birding and ornithology

Years in birding and ornithology:	1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
Years:	1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852

Death of John Cotton
Louis Fraser publishes Zoologica Typica, or figures of the new and rare animals and birds in the collection of the Zoological Society of London
Death of William Gambel
Death of Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg
Philip Henry Gosse publishes Popular British Ornithology; containing a familiar and technical description of the Birds of the British Isles, Illustrations of the Birds of Jamaica and Natural History. Birds
Vinzenz Maria Gredler becomes director of the Franciscan Gymnasium in Bolzano
Singapore Museum established

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