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James Roxburgh McClymont

A Scottish-born writer, historian, and naturalist, he brought the same curiosity to birds, maps, voyages, and verse. His books range from literary sketches and poems to careful studies of early exploration and ornithology.

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Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects

Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects

by James Roxburgh McClymont

About the author

Born in Denholm, Scotland, on August 23, 1854, James Roxburgh McClymont studied at the University of Edinburgh, where he earned an M.A. He is described in authority and library records as a historian and naturalist, and his surviving works show an unusually wide range of interests.

McClymont wrote poetry as well as nonfiction. Catalog and library records list works including Characters in Outline, and Other Poems, The Discoveries Made by Pedraluarez Cabral and His Captains, and Essays on Early Ornithology and Kindred Subjects. Taken together, they suggest a writer drawn to both the imaginative side of literature and the patient, documentary work of historical and scientific research.

He died on May 21, 1936. A suitable verified portrait image was not clearly available from the sources I could confirm, so no profile image is included here.