Jane Ada Fletcher

Jane Ada Fletcher (1870–1956) was a Tasmanian poet and author, publishing works on ornithology, history, anthropology, and fiction.

Biography Jane was the daughter of Sarah, née Cooper, and Price Fletcher, a Queensland naturalist and agriculturalist, and whose respective interests in botany and ornithology were an early influence. Bicycle journeys with her younger sister included visits to swamps for observations of birds. She was born at Stonefield station, near Penshurst, Victoria, 18 September 1870, later moving to Queensland and returning to the state before settling in Tasmania, initially with an aunt. She took positions as a school teacher, opened a school, and held senior roles as an educator. Until 1936, when she had a serious accident, her research and field work was employed by amateur ornithologist Gregory Mathews.

Published works include: Stories from Nature (London, 1915), Nature and adventure in Australasia for boys and girls (London, 1916) Little Brown Piccaninnies of Tasmania (Sydney, 1950), Tasmania's Own Birds (1956). Articles in the journal Emu.