J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown

1844–1916

A Scottish naturalist and ornithologist, he helped turn bird migration and regional wildlife study into serious, organized fieldwork. His books on the birds and animals of Scotland still reflect a lifetime spent watching the natural world closely.

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 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 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 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 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 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 1844, John Alexander Harvie-Brown was a Scottish ornithologist and naturalist who studied at Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, and Cambridge. He became especially known for his work on bird migration and for detailed studies of the distribution of wildlife in Scotland.

He wrote and collaborated on a long series of regional natural-history books, including volumes on the vertebrate fauna of different parts of Scotland. He also traveled widely in northern Europe and published accounts of those journeys, bringing together careful observation, field experience, and a strong interest in how species are spread across landscapes.

Harvie-Brown died in 1916. Contemporary accounts remembered him as an energetic worker in ornithology, and archival records show that his papers and correspondence were preserved along with much of his library, a sign of the lasting value of his research.