Forbes, William Alexander (1855-1883) British anatomist, collector and Zoologist.

Named subspecies:

T. saturata 1882 = Red-backed Buttonquail Turnix maculosus saturatus

Honorary English:

Forbes’ Plover = Forbes’ Plover Charadrius forbesi

Honorary scientific:

Ægialitis forbesi Shelley 1883 = Forbes’ Plover Charadrius forbesi