Latham, Dr John (1740–1837) British physician, naturalist and author.
Named genus:
Cursorius 1790 = Cursorius Coursers
Named species:
Scolopax Media 1787 = Great Snipe Gallinago media
Charadrius cayanus 1790 = Pied Plover Hoploxypterus cayanus
N. hudsonicus 1790 = Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus
C. falklandicus 1790 = Two-banded Plover Charadrius falklandicus
Parra indica 1790 = Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
Charadrius grallarius 1801 = Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius
Charadrius magnirostris 1801 = Beach Thick-knee Esacus magnirostris
Charadrius frenatus 1801 = Bush Thick-knee Burhinus grallarius
Perdix varia 1801 = Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius
Honorary English:
Latham’s Snipe = Latham’s Snipe Gallinago hardwickii