Birds described in ornithology and birding publications in 1869
Exotic Ornithology: Containing Figures and Descriptions of New Or Rare Species of American Birds. Plate by Joseph Smit illustrating Fulica armillata
Birds described in 1869 include Hartlaub's spurfowl, subantarctic shearwater, Himalayan vulture, Palani laughingthrush, Anchieta's barbet and the long-tailed myna.