Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758 Order Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758 Family Emberizidae Vigors, 1825 - buntings, American sparrows and allies