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to publish their records, and they have inspired further 

 research. 



In addition to the Scottish work alluded to, Harvie-Brown 

 was a member of the British Association Committee 

 appointed to make investigations on the phenomena of 

 bird-migration as observed at lighthouses and light-vessels, 

 those on the Scottish coasts falling to his charge. Indeed, 

 he shares with Cordeaux the credit of initiating the inquiry. 

 His name is also intimately associated with the Annals 

 of Scottish Natural History, which he founded, owned, and 

 jointly edited, and he lent his services to the present series 

 of the Scottish Naturalist. 



His activities as a naturalist were not confined to the 

 study of the animals of his native country, for he visited, in 

 the " seventies," much of Northern Europe for the purpose 

 of collecting both information and specimens, his most 

 important work being accomplished in the lower reaches of 

 the great rivers Petchora and Dwina, in company with 

 Seebohm in the former region and E. R. Alston in the latter. 

 Along with Mr Danford he visited Transylvania on a similar 

 quest. The ornithological results of these expeditions were 

 duly recorded in the pages of The Ibis. The loss by fire in 

 January 1897 of the irreplaceable collection of eggs and birds' 

 skins formed by him and Col. Fielden, was a great blow 

 which he bore with characteristic cheerfulness. 



Such is a slight sketch of the labours of our late friend in 

 the interests of Scottish Natural History and the avifauna of 

 some of the little visited portions of the Continent. For an 

 enumeration of his published writings reference may be 

 made to the Royal Society's list of scientific papers. In 

 recognition of his services to the cause of Natural History, 

 especially in its Scottish aspect, the University of Aberdeen, 

 in 191 2, conferred on him its honorary degree of LL.D. 



We understand that his great and extremely valuable 

 collection of books and papers relating to natural history 

 and to the topography of Scotland, have been bequeathed 

 to the Royal Scottish Museum, where also the remnants of 

 such natural history specimens as escaped the fire, and others 

 more recently acquired, will find their final resting-place. 



