Lieutenant Henry Edwin Barnes FZS (1848–1896) was born in Oxford and educated at Oxford University School. He worked in the Army stationed at Aden, Afghanistan and India. He wrote a Handbook to the birds of the Bombay Presidency in 1885 and notes on birds at various places.
Barnes, H E (1886): Birds' nesting in Rajpootana. JBNHS. 1(2):38-62.Barnes, H E (1886): Birds' nesting in Rajpootana. JBNHS. 1(2):308-362.Barnes, H E (1886): Note on the breeding of Parra indica. JBNHS. 1(4):221-222.Barnes, H E (1887): The two Shamas. JBNHS. 2(1):56.Barnes, H E (1887): Notes on Ploceus philippinus. JBNHS. 2(2):105-107.Barnes, H E (1887): Note on the irregular breeding of Grus antigone, the Sarus. JBNHS. 2(2):149-150.Barnes, H E (1892): Note on the black-tailed rock-chat. JBNHS. 07(2):252-253.Barnes, H E (1891): Nesting in western India. JBNHS. 06(1):01-25.Barnes, H E (1891): Nesting in western India. JBNHS. 06(3):285-317.Barnes, H E (1890): Nesting in western India. JBNHS. 05(1):01-19.Barnes, H E (1890): Nesting in western India. JBNHS. 05(2):97-116.Barnes, H E (1890): Nesting in western India. JBNHS. 05(4):315-337.Barnes, H E (1889): Nesting in western India. JBNHS. 04(1):01-21.Barnes, H E (1888): Nesting of Indian hirundines. JBNHS. 03(1):043-048.Barnes, H E (1888): Nesting in western India. JBNHS. 03(4):205-224.Barnes, H E (1887): Notes on the breeding of the Kentish Ringed Plover (Aegialitis cantianus) within Indian limits. JBNHS. 2(3):167-169.Barnes, H E (1889): Nesting in western India. JBNHS. 04(2):83-97.Barnes, H E (1891): Nesting in western India. JBNHS. 06(2):129-153.Barnes, H E (1889): Nesting in western India. JBNHS. 04(4):237-255.Barnes, H E (1880): Notes on the nidification of certain species in the neighbourhood of Chaman, S. Afghanistan. Stray Feathers. 9(1,2&3), 212-220.Barnes, H E (1881): A list of birds observed in the neighbourhood of Chaman, S. Afghanistan. Stray Feathers. 9(5&6), 449-460.Barnes, H E (1885)): Handbook to the Birds of the Bombay Presidency. The Calcutta Central Press Co., Ltd., Calcutta. 449 pages.Swinhoe, C; Barnes, H (1885): On the birds of Central India-Part II. Ibis, 5 3(10):124-138.Swinhoe, C; Barnes, H (1885): On the birds of Central India-Part I. Ibis, 5 3(9):52-69.Barnes, H E (1881): Letters to the Editor. Stray Feathers. 10(1,2&3), 166-167.Barnes, H E (1897): The birds of India. A guide to Indian ornithology. 1981 Reprint ed. 2 vols. Cosmo Publications, New Delhi.