Forster, Johann Reinhold (1729-1798) clergyman, and naturalist.
Named genus:
Chionis 1788 = Sheathbills
Named species:
G. Pratincola Maldivarum 1795 = Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
Scolopax borealis 1772 = Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis
H. unicolor 1844 (posthumously published) = Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor