1870 in birding and ornithology

Years in birding and ornithology:	1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873
Centuries:	18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades:	1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
Years:	1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873

Black-and-white-casqued hornbill Proceedings Zoological Society of London 1870

Birds described in 1870 include Recurve-billed bushbird, Beautiful woodpecker, Philepittidae, Cantorchilus semibadius, Chinese barbet, White-naped seedeater, Belem curassow.

Events

Death of Johann Heinrich Blasius

Death of Friedrich Boie

Publications

• George Newbold Lawrence, 1870. A Catalogue of the Birds found in Costa Rica. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 9: 86–149
• Philip Lutley Sclater & Osbert Salvin, 1870. Descriptions of new Species of Birds from the United States of Columbia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt.3: 840–844, pl.53
• Silvester Diggles publishes the third and last volume of The Ornithology of Australia.
• Daniel Giraud Elliot A Monograph of the Phasianidae (Family of the Pheasants) (1870–72)

Ongoing events

• Theodor von Heuglin Ornithologie von Nordost-Afrika (Ornithology of Northeast Africa) (Cassel, 1869–1875)
• 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