J. A. Murray (naturalist)
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James A. Murray was a zoologist and museum curator in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
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He was a Member of the Bombay Natural History Society
Bombay Natural History Society
The Bombay Natural History Society, founded on 15 September 1883, is one of the largest non-governmental organizations in India engaged in conservation and biodiversity research. It supports many research efforts through grants, and publishes the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Many...
and Anthropological Society of Bombay, a manager at the Victoria Natural History Institute and curator at the Kurrachee Municipal Library and Museum.
Publications
- Murray, J.A. (1890) The Avifauna of the Island of Ceylon. Bombay: Educational Society Press.
- Murray, J.A. (1889) The Edible and Game Birds of British India with its Dependencies and Ceylon. London: Trubner.
- Murray, J.A. (1888) Indian Birds or the Avifauna of British India. Vols. 1-2. London: Trubner & Co.
- Murray, J.A. (1887) The Avifauna of British India and its dependencies.
- Murray, J.A. (1887) The Zoology of Beloochistan and Southern Afghanistan
- Murray, J.A. (1884) The Vertebrate Zoology of Sind : a systematic account, with descriptions of all the known species of Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles inhabiting the province;
- Murray, J.A. (1881) The Plants and Drugs of Sind : being a systematic account, with descriptions, of the indigenous Flora.
- Murray, J.A. (1880) A Handbook to the Geology, Botany, and Zoology of Sind.