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1901 in birding and ornithology

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Years in birding and ornithology: 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years: 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904
The green-breasted pitta (left) was described in 1901

Events relating to birding and ornithology that occurred in 1901 include:

The description of the blue-wattled bulbul, Cape Verde swift, Solomons frogmouth, Colima pygmy-owl, fearful owl, green-breasted pitta and waterfall swift, Rothschild's lobe-billed bird-of-paradise.

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Publications

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  • Henry Seebohm’s The Birds of Siberia published
  • Journal Cassinia first published
  • Journal Emu first published
  • Howard Saunders The Antarctic Manual for the use of the Expedition of 1901. Edited by George Murray, F.L.S. Birds : [birds] by Howard Saunders, F.L.S., F.Z.S., R.E.G.S. pp. 225–238. Royal Geographical Society, 1 Savile Row,London, 1901.]
  • Frank Finn List of the Birds in the Indian Museum. Part I. Families Corvidae, Paradiseidae, Ptilonorhynchidae and Crateropodidae, By F. Finn B.A. F.Z.S., Deputy Superintendent of the Indian Museum. 8vo. Calcutta, 1901. Pp. i-xv, 1-115. Price 1 rupee.
  • Jonathan Dwight The sequence of plumages and moults of the passerine birds of New York, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 13, 1900, S. 73–360
  • Boyd Alexander On the Birds of the Gold Coast Colony and its Hinterland Ibis Volume 44, Issue3 1902 :355 -377

Ongoing events