John Cassin publishes a complete set of his Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British, and Russian America, which had been published serially from 1853 – 1855. Léon Olphe-Galliard takes part in the second congress of Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft at Gothen in Germany, where he meets Prince Lucien Bonaparte, and other scientists. Johan August Wahlberg, who provided early records of the birds of Africa, is killed by a wounded elephant while exploring in Botswana. Birds described in 1856 include kea, Brewer's sparrow, western bronze-naped pigeon, yellow-spotted barbet, barred parakeet, In October the red-necked nightjar occurred in Britain. Marc Athanase Parfait Oeillet Des Murs publishes the ornithological section of Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Vénus in collaboration with Florent Prévost. Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen joins the Great Trigonometric Survey of India . Robert Swinhoe makes an "adventurous" visit to the camphor districts of Formosa 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
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