Coues, Elliott Ladd (1842–1899) American army surgeon, historian, ornithologist, and author.

Named family:

Rostratulidae 1888 = Painted-Snipes

Named species:

Actodromus Bairdii  1861 = Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii

Tringa ptilocnemus 1873 = Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemus

Named subspecies:

C. a. pacifica 1861 = Dunlin Calidris alpina pacifica

Tringa p. ptilocnemus 1873 = Rock Sandpiper Calidris p. ptilonemus

Honorary scientific:

Arquatella couesi Ridgway 1880 = Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilonemus couesi