Henry Augustus Purdie

Henry Augustus Purdie (December 16, 1840 – March 29, 1911) was an American ornithologist and naturalist.

He was a founding member of the American Ornithologists' Union, and a president of the Nuttall Ornithological Club.

He was the son of John Purdie, a British consul, and Eleanor Pratt, his Massachusetts-born wife.

Although born in the Ottoman Empire, he moved to West Newton, Massachusetts as a child.

He also provided notes for books written by such figures as Edward Augustus Samuels and Elliott Coues .