Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900 Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 [Order] Apodiformes Peters, 1940 - swifts Family Trochilidae Vigors, 1825 - hummingbirds Subfamily Trochilinae Jardine, 1833 - typical hummingbirds Genus Mellisuga Brisson, 1760 1 Mellisuga minima (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - vervain hummingbird 2 Mellisuga helenae (Lembeye, 1850) - bee hummingbird