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] Coraciiformes Forbes, 1884 - rollerlike birds Family Meropidae Vigors, 1825 - bee-eaters Genus Merops Linnaeus, 1758 Merops gularis Shaw, 1798 - black bee-eater