History of ornithology of Ukraine (1850-1941)

Issues of the development of Ukrainian ornithology in the context of the history of science in Russian Empire and the USSR are exposed in the paper. It is mentioned that the development of or-nithology was contributed by the existence of integral scientific space, integral methods and tools of the research of the bird population. The circle of the researchers who were engaged in the studies of birds of Ukraine is mentioned. Influence of the scientific ideas and results of researches on for-mation of faunistic and ecological views of the academic community is outlined.