J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown

1844–1916

A Scottish ornithologist and naturalist, he devoted much of his life to studying birds, migration, and the wildlife of northern Britain. His writing brings together careful observation, travel, and a lasting curiosity about the natural world.

9 Audiobooks

Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1884. Sixth Report (Vol. II No. 1)

by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, William Eagle Clarke, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More

Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1885. Seventh Report (Vol. II No. 2)

by William Eagle Clarke, J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More

Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1880. [Second Report]

by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, John Cordeaux, P. M. C. (Philip Moore Callow) Kermode

Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1881. Third Report

by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, John Cordeaux, P. M. C. (Philip Moore Callow) Kermode, Alexander Goodman More

Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1886. Eighth Report (Vol. II, No. 3.)

by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, William Eagle Clarke, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More

Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1883. Fifth Report

by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More

Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1882. Fourth Report

by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More

Report on the Migration of Birds in the Autumn of 1879. [First Report]

by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, John Cordeaux

Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1887. Ninth Report (Vol. II, No. 4.)

by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, William Eagle Clarke, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More

About the author

Born in Scotland in 1844, John Alexander Harvie-Brown became a well-known ornithologist and naturalist. He studied at Merchiston Castle, then at the universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge, and went on to build a reputation for detailed work on birds and their distribution.

He was especially interested in migration and the geography of wildlife, and he took part in wider scientific efforts to record these patterns. His books and field studies focused strongly on Scottish fauna, but his interests also carried him farther north, including travels in Norway and Arctic Russia.

Harvie-Brown was recognized by learned societies and later received an honorary LL.D. from the University of Aberdeen. He died in 1916, leaving behind a body of work that still reflects the patient, observant spirit of nineteenth-century natural history.