Swainson, William (1789-1855) British naturalist and bird illustrator.
Named species:
Cursorius Temminckii 1822 = Temminck’s Courser Cursorius temminckii
(With Richardson) Tringa douglasii 1822 = Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
(With Richardson) Scolopax Drummondii 1832 = Wilson’s Snipe Gallinago delicata
Œdicnemus Senegalensis 1837 = Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
Œdicnemus americanus 1837 = Double-striped Thick-knee Burhinus bistriatus
Named subspecies:
T. rostrata 1865 = Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator rostratus
Areoturnix blakistoni 1871 = Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator blakistoni
Honorary English:
Swainson’s Stone-Curlew = Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
Honorary scientific:
Thinochorus swainsonii Lesson 1831 = Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus?