Huxley, Thomas Henry (1825 – 1895) British biologist and anthropologist specialising in comparative anatomy.

Named order:

Charadriiformes = waders (CHARADRII), terns, gulls and skuas (LARI), auks (ALCAE)

Named suborder:

Charadrii = Jacanidae, Rostratulidae, Dromadidae, Haematopodidae, Ibidorhynchidae, Recurvirostridae, Burhinidae, Pluvionidae, Glareolidae, Charadriidae, Pluvianellidae, Scolopacidae, Thinocoridae, Chionidae, Pedionomidae, Turnicidae.