1862 in birding and ornithology

Alfred Newton published A list of the birds of Europe, a translation of the Aves section of by Johann Heinrich Blasius. Graceanna Lewis begins ornithological study at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences and meets John Cassin. Ferdinand Stoliczka joins the Geological Survey of India. Birds described in 1862 include American herring gull, slaty-backed forest falcon, Principe seedeater, yellow-throated spadebill, Réunion harrier, Wallace's fairywren, Alfred Malherbe publishes his fourth and final volume of (Monograph on the Picidae). Hermann Schlegel begins a vast work of 14 volumes Muséum d'histoire naturelle des Pays-Bas. 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

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