Nicholas Aylward Vigors

Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – October 26, 1840), Irish zoologist.

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1825. Observations on the Natural Affinities that connect the Orders and Families of Birds. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 14(3): 395–517. BHL Reference page.
1825. Sketches in ornithology; or, observations on the leading affinities of some of the more extensive groups of birds. On the arrangements of the genera of Birds. The Zoological Journal Vol.2: From January 1825 to April 1826: 391–405. BHL Reference page.
1825. Sketches in ornithology; or, observations on the leading affinities of some of the more extensive groups of birds. On a new genus of Falconidae. The Zoological Journal Vol.2: From January 1825 to April 1826: 65–70 BHL Reference page.
1825. Sketches in ornithology; or, observations on the leading affinities of some of the more extensive groups of birds. On the genus Icterus, Brisson. The Zoological Journal Vol.2: From January 1825 to April 1826: 182–197 BHL Reference page.
1825. Sketches in ornithology; or, observations on the leading affinities of some of the more extensive groups of birds. On a new genus of Psittacidae. The Zoological Journal Vol.2: From January 1825 to April 1826: 387–390 BHL Reference page.
1825. Descriptions of some rare, interesting, or hitherto uncharacterized subjects in zoology. The Zoological Journal 1: 409–418; 526–542. BHL Reference page.

1826. Sketches in ornithology; or, observations on the leading affinities of some of the more extensive groups of birds. On the arrangements of the genera of Birds. On some species of the Ramphastidae. The Zoological Journal 2: 466–483. BHL Reference page.
1826. Descriptions of some rare, interesting, or hitherto uncharacterized subjects of zoology. The Zoological Journal 2: 510–516. BHL Reference page.

& Horsfield, T. 1827. A description of the Australian Birds in the Collection of the Linnean Society; with an Attempt of Arranging them according to their natural affinities. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15: 170–331 BHL Reference page.

1830. Notice on some new species of birds. The Zoological Journal 5: 273–275. BHL Reference page.
1830. In: N.A. Vigors & T. Horsfield, 1830. Catalogue of zoological collections: 633–697. In: S. Raffles, 1830. Memoir of the life and public service of Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, FRS: i–xvi, 1–723. London.

1831. Characters of a New Species of Humming-Bird. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Pt.1 no.1: p. 12 BHL Reference page.
1831. Observations on a collection of Birds from the Himalayan mountains, with characters of New Genera and Species. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Pt.1 no.1: p.7–8 BHL; no.2 p.22 BHL; no.3 p.35 BHL; no.4 p.41 BHL; no.5 p.54 BHL; no.6 170 BHL Reference page.

1832. Characters of several New Species of Birds, collected by Mr. H. Cuming in Chili and Mexico. Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London Pt.2 no.15: 3–4. BHL Reference page.

1839. Ornithology. pp. 13–40. BHL In: Richardson, J., Vigors, N.A., Lay, G.T., Bennett, E.T., Owen, R., Gray, J.E., Buckland, W. & Sowerby, G.B. 1839. The zoology of Captain Beechey’s voyage; compiled from the collections and notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition, during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring’s Straits performed in His Majesty’s Ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F.W. Beechey, R.N., F.R.S. &c &c in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28: i–xii, 1–180. London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.39296 BHL Reference page.