Stejneger, Dr Leonhard Hess (1851–1943) Norwegian ornithologist and herpetologist.

Named family:

Jacanidae 1885 = Jacanas

Named subfamily:

Arenariinae 1885 = Turnstones

Named subspecies:

H. knudseni 1887 = Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus knudseni