page_title: 1865 in birding and ornithology
hierarchical_section_title: 1865 in birding and ornithology
caption_attribution_description: Leucopternis princeps = Leucopternis princeps P.L.Sclater, 1865 English: Barred Hawk, subadult
context_page_description: Birds described in 1865 include volcano hummingbird, white-fronted tit, Monteiro's hornbill, biscutate swift, bare-cheeked babbler, rufous-throated flycatcher, chestnut-rumped thornbill
  Osbert Salvin Descriptions of Seventeen New Species of Birds from Costa Rica.Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864
  Death of German explorer Karl Klaus von der Decken.
  Death of Thomas Bellerby Wilson
  Death of Alfred Malherbe
  1865 heralds rapid expansion of the collections of Cambridge University Museum of Zoology.
  Description of the fossil swan Cygnus falconeri.
  Expeditions
  1865–1868 Magenta circumnavigation of the globe Italian expedition that made important scientific observations in South America.
  1865– HMS Curacoa
  Alfred Grandidier makes his first visit to Madagascar.
  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
  The Ibis
context_section_description: Birds described in 1865 include volcano hummingbird, white-fronted tit, Monteiro's hornbill, biscutate swift, bare-cheeked babbler, rufous-throated flycatcher, chestnut-rumped thornbill
  Osbert Salvin Descriptions of Seventeen New Species of Birds from Costa Rica.Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864
  Death of German explorer Karl Klaus von der Decken.
  Death of Thomas Bellerby Wilson
  Death of Alfred Malherbe
  1865 heralds rapid expansion of the collections of Cambridge University Museum of Zoology.
  Description of the fossil swan Cygnus falconeri.
  Expeditions
  1865–1868 Magenta circumnavigation of the globe  Italian expedition that made important scientific observations in South America.
  1865– HMS Curacoa
  Alfred Grandidier makes his first visit to Madagascar.
  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
  The Ibis
caption: Barred hawk Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865 volume
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