Gray, George Robert (1808–1872) was an Assistant Keeper (Ornithology) at the British Museum’s Department of Zoology and the younger brother of John Edward Gray (see Gray, J.).
Named family:
Dromadidae 1840 = Dromadidae – Crab Plover
Parridae 1840 = Jacanadae – Jacanas
Turnicidae 1840 = Turnicidae – Buttonquails
Named subfamily:
Cursoriinae 1840 = Coursers
Named genera:
Cladorhynchus 1840 = Banded Stilt Cladorhynchus leucocephalus
Thinornis 1845 = Hooded T. cucullatus and Shore T. novaeseelandiae Plovers
Phegornis 1846 = Diademed Sandpiper-Plover Phegornis mitchellii
Pluvianellus 1846 = Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis
Coenocorypha 1855 = New Zealand Snipes
Stiltia 1855 = Australian Pratincole Stiltia isabella
Named species:
Œdicnemus natalensis 1844 = Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
Gallinago aucklandica 1844 = Subantarctic Snipe Coenocorypha aucklandica
Hiaticula falklandica 1844 = Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus
Hiaticula azaræ 1844 = Collared Plover Chardrius collaris
Scolopax stricklandii 1845 = Fuegian Snipe Gallinago strickandii
Pluvianellus socialis 1846 = Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis
C. haywoodi 1848 = White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus
Glareola nuchalis 1849 = Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis
(With Gray J. E.) C. placidus 1863 = Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus
Named subspecies:
Gallinago aucklandica 1844 = Subantarctic Snipe Coenocorypha a. aucklandica
Parra hypomelaena 1846 = Wattled Jacana Jacana jacana hypomelaena