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1.14 MEDIEVAL LATIN - LATIN DU MOYEN-AGE

MEDIEVAL LATIN (Latinized, often very corrupt forms, where epithetae ornantiae abound)

The abbreviations l., gr., angl. etc. indicate the origin of the latinized name.

LATIN DU MOYEN-AGE (Formes latinisées et souvent très corrompues où foisonnent les epithetae ornantiae)

Les abréviations l., Gr., angl. etc. indiquent l'origine du nom qui a été latinisé.

AG = Albertus Magnus (Albert-le-Grand), 1479. Deanimalibus, vol. 12.

De Arte = Frederick II de Hohenstaufen, 1596. Deartevenandicumavibus.

acalanthis,acalanthia,acalanthida,acazalanthis,aclantis, acardelentes, Lat.

accedula = Lat. acredula

acceptor,accepiter,accipiter, Lat.

accipiterstellaris.- < astur, understood "astre" (star).

acega,accega,aceva, Lat.

achaledema = acalanthis

acrago = atrago, Greek. attagen

acredula, Lat.

acrica.- Hazel Grouse? Ptarmigan?

acuthis = acanthis

aergup = earngat

agicioli (de Arte).- Lat. aegithalus

agothyles.- Gr. aegothelès

albanus.- Hobby ð211., French

alcio, Gr. halkyon

alietus,aligetus, Lat. haliaeus

agatullis = Lat. acanthylis

agazia = f. agasse

alario.- Perhaps identical to O.Fr. alérion; retained in orn. as a name for an African bird Serinusalario.

alaudula,alauy, Lat. alauda

albicula, prob. transl. of Fr. cul-blanc or calque of albicilla.

alcedo,alceus, Lat. alcedo

alchione,aloda, Lat. alauda

alucus (Serv.), ullucus,Wood Owl, 239, see Ital.

aluctor,aluctus, Gr. alektor

alunda, Lat. alauda

amarellus,amorellus, prob. Ital. amarèt Yellow Bunting

ameriga (de Arte) = emberiza

anatarae, Lat. anataria

ancipiter,anticipiter = accipiter

apiaster,apiasta,aprisca,apummagister,apifer, < Lat. apiastra, Bee-eater; apiaster has been retained in orn. as a name for Meropsapiaster.

apodia, Lat. apus

apuba, Lat. upupa

aquilapiscatricis (de Arte)- Transl. of aiglepêcheur Osprey.

aquilus, Lat. aquila

arboraria,arboraria picus art., woodpecker

ardia, Lat. ardea

aregaza,aregata, cf. French argasse, Magpie

aricanti, Wryneck

arno,arnonus, Engl. ern,earn

arpa, Lat. harpe

ardea,ardeola, Lat. Retained as generic names for herons Ardea et Ardeola.

ascalaphus,ascalapeus, Gr. askalaphos

asida, Gr. hásida

asion, Lat. asio

asperellus.- A hawk, < sparvierus?

assalon (AG, de Arte), Lat. aesalon

astragalinus,astrolinus,asateres, Gr. astragalínos

astur,asturco,asturcus,asturuco,asterco,asturgius, Lat. astur

athilon = aesalon

attagen, < Lat.

aucaria,aucarius (for avicaria) Sparrow Hawk

auceps, Lat. accipiter

auisjovis - Goldfinch

austur,austor,austurgo,austrucius,austolinus, Lat. astur

avesglaceiei (de Arte).- Transl. of Germ. eisvogel Kingfisher, eis being understood "ice"; for semantics of eisvogel see 3.4.2.1.

aveslini (de Arte), Linnet

avemregalolium, Wren

avesparadisi (AG, de Arte).- A gaudy bird, peafowl? roller?

avisnicticora, Lat. nycticorax

avisherculis.- Kingfisher? Lat. avishercynia?

avissanctimartin.- Kingfisher

avistarda, Lat.

avitaurus = botaurus

barbates "aves quas vulgus bonugas vocat" (AG)

barbiger.-Barn Owl, 236, < Ital. barbagianni.

bardal,bardala (not bardaea),bardaria,bardella, Lat. ð5.6.7..

bargula, Sbc. brglez et var. Nuthatch

basiliscospasser, Wren

beatica,beacita, Starling?

berna, prov. bernat Heron

besardus (de Arte).- Merlin? = Harrier ð Buzzard, 211

biacita = beatica

bigardus = pigardus

birbicariolus, Wagtail, "des brebis" (of the ewes) (art.)

bistarda (AG, de Arte), French bistarde Bustard, 135

bitriscus,biteriscus,biturus,bitorius, corr. of French names for the Wren, 406, see petriscus.

bonasa,bonasia (AG), Germ. "huhn hasel" see ð No. 10, heading; retained in orn. as a name for the Hazel Grouse Bonasabonasia.

bonugas (AG), see barbates

botaurus, French butor. retained as a generic name for the Bittern

britiscus = bitriscus

brobuxen (de Arte), Buzzard

brachyotus (de Arte), owl. Retained as a sc. name for the Short-eared Owl Asiobrachyotus = A.flammeus.

bubo,bubu, Lat. bubo

bufus, Lat. bufo

bureta, domestic duck, see No. 40, French bouri

buscas, Lat. boscas

butio, Lat. buteo

busio,butzus. French buse

caballus,cabollus, Lat. cavannus

cacabus, Lat. caccabis

caccula = taccula

cailleus, French caille

caladrius,caladrion (AG), Lat. charadrius

calandra,calandrus, Lat.

calendula, transl. of Ital. fiorrancino (No. 389) taken as the name jof the flower (marigold). Retained as a name for an American bird Reguluscalendula.

calidris, Gr. kalidris

canapeus,canapus,canapenus,canapes,canapillus,canapellus,canabeus,canabicea,canopus.- Linnet; cannabina is the sc. name given to the Linnet by Linné (1750), prob. borrowed from Low Lat.

capricalca, < Engl. capercaillie

capula = tapula, see tappus

capus, Lat. capys

caquillus = aquilus

caradrius,caradrion, Lat. charadrius

carduelus,carduella,carduellus,carduvellus,cardugellis,cardella,cardonellus,cardonicula.- Lat. carduelis,cardellus

caristae (AG de Arte), Lat. aviscarystia

carnotina, Lat.

carriola = gariola

cassita,cassica, Lat.

carthates (AG), cormorant

catanus, Pie ð5.9.5..

caudica,caudatremula, Lat., Wagtail

cavannus Lat.

cavaza,cauza, owl, French chevêche or Germ. kauz

cebeva, owl, 242, prob. from French

ceix,cedex,cerex,corex,ceges,coyes,segex,ciar, Lat. ceyx

certhia,certhius, Lat.

cetolus, woodpecker?

chaua, Jackdaw, 285, < French

chirogrillus, warbler

chloris, Gr.

choretes (AG), chorestes (de Arte), cf. Germ. courette Hazel Grouse, 10

chrysometres, Gr.

chrystula = cristula

cicendula,incendula, Wagtail, 313, prob. inspired from Ital. sisícula

cicida, Titmouse, 390, cf. Span. sucinda

cicisa, Swallow, Lat. cicisa

ciclamus, Lat. cychramus

cinamulgos (AG), Lat. cinnamologus

ciculus, Lat. cuculus

cinctus = auricinctus, chardonneret

cinnus (de Arte), French cygne

cipsedus, Lat. cypselus

cirecella (de Arte), French sarcelle

ciris,cirris, Lat. ciris

cirra (Low Lat. from Spain); in Gr. a fabulous bird (Corominas).

cirus, Lat. circus

cisillus,ciscillus, Swallow, 316; Ital. cizila

clisterelle (de Arte), French crécerelle

citradulla, Ital. cedronel, Citril Finch, 421

cluua, Lat. aviscliuia

coccyx, Lat.

cocovia. Mod. Gr. koukouvaia, Little Owl, 242

coclearisis (AG), transl. of French cuiller the Spoonbill, 130. Retained as a sc. for a neotropical heron Cochlearius.

coculus, Lat. cuculus

cofanus (pellicanus) (de Arte), Spoonbill 130 ("à coiffe") (with a headdress)

collinus (de Arte) = corlinus

colombusfaverius, Wood Pigeon, 255, see Ital.

columbussilvestris, wild pigeon

colymbres (de Arte), Gr. kolymbos

coredulus,cordula,coredellus, Lat. coredulus,corydallus

coridalis,cordialis, Lat. corydallus

corlinus,collinus (de Arte), Curlew

cormareg, French cormorant

cornacula,cornicula, Lat.

cornica (AG), cornix, Lat.

corydulus, Lat. corydallus

cosardus,costardi (de Arte), Buzzard < French cossarde

costus, Bee-eater?

cotorinus, Lat. coturnix

coydalus;coyardus (de Arte), Lat. corydallus

cucu, cucuz (Span.), coucou

craculus = graculus

crecca (de Arte), a teal; retained as a name for the Teal Anascrecca

crepera, < Engl. creeper

cristula,cristella, Kestrel, French cristel

crochilos, Lat. trochilus

crocola, Roller, prob. Lat. graculus, cf. Mod.Gr. grákoulos

crurila,cruriculus,cruricula, Shrike, 324, French cruelle or var.

cucuba = cocovaia

cucullus, Lat. cuculus

cucuzata, a crested bird, prob. Lat. cucutiata

cugus, Cuckoo, 261, Prov. cougou

culicilega, transl. of Gr. knipológos

culucalus,culuculus, Wagtail, 313, < cf. Ital. colacola

cupide = ispida

curiculus,curriculus,cruriculus,curruca,currucula, Lat. curruca

cydida,cydula = cicida

dango (err. for clango), Gr. klangos

dardanus, Swift or Sand Martin; cf. Ital. Nos. 320, 321

dieperdulum, Lat. dieperdulus

diomedes (de Arte), Lat. avisdiomedia

driacha (AG), doryachim (de Arte), "swift" corrupt names, perhaps Gr. drepanís; see next name

doryachimmelantorisus (de Arte), Gr. melankóryphos either the Great Tit or the Blackcap

dux, French duc, owl

earngat,earngeot,earngup, dim. of Engl. earn Pygargue

edax "jackdaw"

egirthus (AG, de Arte) = egittus

egittus, Lat. aegithus

epupa, Lat. upupa

erithacus, < Lat.

erundo, Lat. hirundo

esperverius, French épervier

estermulus, Lat. sturnus

faca (de Arte), facha,faecha,facheta,fakecha,fatha,fossa = fassa

facator (AG), facmalum (Italian Low Lat.), wagtail

faisana, French faisan

fakecha (de Arte) = faca

falcinellus, woodcreeper, from its curved bill

fasianus,phisanus, Black Grouse, see French and Ital., No.8

fassa, Lat. fassa, Wood Pigeon

fatha (de Arte) = fassa

favillus, Bee-eater; formed on Lat. favus "honeycomb"

ferax,ferix,ferex, shrike, Ital. fera, Prov. agasofero

fetix (de Arte), a small bird, Germ. fitis Laubsänger?

ficedula,ficetula, Lat.

florulus,florentinus, Greenfinch, Gr. phlóros

formipetus,formipedus, Wryneck, French formigué, etc.

fossa = fassa

francolinus,franchilus,franquillinus,franguillus, Hazel Grouse, Ital. francolino

fringillarius, Sparrow Hak, 225, Ital. fringuellario

fringuellus,fringellus,fringella,fringuilla,frengillus,firgellus,figella, < Lat.

frocus,frugellus, Rook, 282, French

frondator, Lat.; the tree frog "quod dicimus loupuroso" (Germ. laubfrosch) who lives in the "fronde" (Fr. for canopy); frondator "speht" (woodpecker) confusion with the green tree frog taken for the Green Woodpecker, see Classical Lat.

frugilegus (corvus), Lat. ð282., French

fucila "wren"

fulex (de Arte), Lat. fulica

furfurio,furfarius,furvarius,furfur, Lat.

furio,fursanus,furnius, shrike; see ferax

furita = furio?

gabia, Lat. gavia, gull

gabria = gagia

gaccula = taccula

gagia,gagis,gagiscrupa, Jay, 290, < Ital.

galerannus, Bittern, 125, < French

gaia,gaius, Lat.

galeranusniger (de Arte), Black Vulture? (confusion bittern "galerannus" with Spanish butre "vulture")

galerita,gallerita, < Lat.

galfaxanus, Black Grouse (gall + fasianus)

galgalus,galgulis, Lat. galgulus Oriole

gallussilvestris, Capercaillie

gardellus, Goldfinch, 415, < Ital.

gariola = garrulus

garrula "swallow"

garrulus, Jay, 290; retained as a generic for the Jay Garrulusglandarius.

gaulus, < Lat.

gaulusmartius, Great Spotted Woodpecker

gaza,gazera, Pie, 288, < Ital.

gecinus, Green Woodpecker, 270, reg. French geaizègne. Formerly used as a sc. name for the Green Woodpecker Gecinusviridis

gibbosus (AG) "a hawk utilized in falconry". It is rather the name of the hare called bossu (hump back) by French hunters (and hunted with the Goshawk)

gilvus = milvus

gis, Wood Owl, 239, Germ. geiss (bebeler)

glanca "bergeronnette", err. for glauca

glandaria,glandara, < Lat.

glutis, Lat. glottis (or Germ. reg. glut "sandpiper")

goculus = gracillus

gollina, French gélinotte (Hazel Grouse)

gorculus,gorgulus = graculus

gorylorum, ptarmigan? cf. Gascony gariole

gosturdi (de Arte) = costardi

graculus,gragulus,graclus,gracus, Lat.

graia "pie", French graille, Carrion Crow, 281

gralus = graulus

granicula, Wryneck, 272, reg. French ganitorta

gratulus = graculus

graulus, Carrion Crow, 281, reg. French grolle

grogallus (err. for urogallus), Capercaillie

groxilla = gruta

gruta "ptarmigan"; cf. Ital. groton Black Grouse

grux, Lat. grus

gryphes, Lat. gryphus

grygallus = grogallus

guculus,gugulus, Lat. cuculus

gufo, owl, Ital. gufo

gursa (de Arte), prob. Germ. grezel or var. Serin, 418

hairo, French heron

harpyen (de Arte), Gr.

hetum, a hawk

hicter = icterus

hillo,helo, reg. French haler,holi Buzzard, 211

hirundo,harundo,hirundina, < Lat.

hirundelle, < French

honocrotalis, Lat. onocrotalus

hornix = ortix

huanus (de Arte), chouette, 239, French (chat) huant

hupupa, Lat. upupa

hydrox, wagtail

iactera = icterus

iayus (de Arte) = gaius?

ibor (de Arte, AG), mythological

icter,icterus,ictera,ictrix, Lat. icterus

idrax = hydrox

illas, < Gr.

incendaria, Lat. avisincendaria

incendula (de Arte, AG) = cicendula

ipidicadus = ispida

ipion "Egyptian Vulture", prob. the Black Kite, 215, Lat. hinnularia

ipsida = ispida

irundo, Lat. hirundo

sida = ispida

ismerillus,ismerlus = smerillus

ispida,ispis, Lat. hispida

itilarislaverca "a lark", see tilaris

junco, transl. of Gr. schoiníklosð1.12.. Retained an a generic name for an Amer. bird

junifagus, Fieldfare, Germ. wacholderdrossel, Ital. gineprone

karkolik (de Arte), "cuckoo"? see Gr. kérkax,kerkèris, etc.

kiri (de Arte, AG), a hawk

kites (AG), a hawk, Engl. kite

kofanus (de Arte) see cofanus

komor (de Arte, AG)

lacertina, a hawk, prob. Kestrel, 234, Portug. lagarteiro

lagnales "a large fish-eating bird from the Far-East, with black legs"; prob. the Heron, 118, Ital. perdigiorni of which lagnales (Gallo-rom. for "lazy") is the transl.

landariulus = lardariolus

lanete (AG), Lanner Falcon

landula = laudula

lappus = tappus

lardariolus, Great Tit, reg. French lardère

larus,larificus, attributed to Kestrel but is certainly the Lat. larus "mouette"

laudula,laudeola,laudila,laudae, Lat. alauda

leucarus = ligurinus

ligepus (AG), Lat. lagopus

ligurinus,leucarus, Ital. lugarino,lucaru Siskin 417

linachos (AG) = prob. linaria

linaria,linosa,linusta, Linnet. Linaria retained as a sc. name for the Redpoll, Acanthislinaria, now A.flammea

lisimia "goldfinch"

livercini (de Arte), reg. French livergin the Curlew

livia, transl. of French (pigeon) biset; retained in orn. as a name for the Rock Dove, 254 Columbalivia

loaficus,roaficus,loavetus, attributed to "woodpecker"undetermined, source unknown. lonefa, attributed to "Tree Sparrow" (a corrupt word)

lucar,lucardillus, Siskin, Prov. lucré, Cat. llucar.

lucilia (Italie) = luscinia

lucidiae (de Arte, AG) = luscinia

luscinia,luscinius,luscinus,luscina,lucinia,lucina,lucinta,lucinula,lustina,lucilia,lucidiae, Lat. luscinia

lucifaga (for lucifuga) owl

luteola, Goldfinch, 415 or Yellow Bunting, 438

macis,mucis, owl, Spanish mozo

machota, owl, Prov. machoto

magnales (AG), magusavium, Wren, 406

malirtius (de Arte), mallardus (de Arte), French maillard, Mallard

manducacaseum, wagtail; < Ital. ð6.3.14.

maracolfus (AG), Germ. markolf, Jay, 290

marsopicus,marpicuspina, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 273, French

martineta, Swift, 321

masingna,masigna,maslingua,masilingua, French masingue, titmouse

mauvix,maviscus,mavistus,malvitius, French mauvi Song Thrush, Blackbird

meanca (AG), cf. Portug. meauca wigeon

meisa, Germ. meise, titmouse

melantorisus (de Arte, AG), Gr. melankóryphos

mennonides (AG), mennoris, < Gr.

mercus, Germ. markolf geai, 290

melba (AG), gull, 90, Germ. dial. mewa (no relation to the sc. name Apusmelba, see Scientific names ð1.16.)

merenca = mesenga

mergo (de Arte, AG), mergis, Lat. mergus

merilus,merisillus = smerillus

meristiones (AG) = smerillus

merox (AG), Gr. merops

merula,merulus,merularius, Lat. merula

merulusstercosus, Blue Rock Thrush (de Arte)

mesenga,mesenca, French mésengue titmouse

micte "shrike"

milvus,milvius,milius,milio, Lat. milvus

mirle,mirlus = smerillus

molivaga,mollivaga = milvus?

monedula < Lat.

moocha "jackdaw", perhaps for Spanish mocho Little Owl, 242

morfex (AG), cormorant

motacula, Lat. motacilla

mullissparibus, Hazel Grouse

mullus, grouse, cf. mullis

munacha,munada, Hooded Crow, 281; cf. Ital.

muriceps,mureps,murinus,murius,murus,muria,murmus, Kestrel, "mouse (eater) "see soricarius

muscardus,muschar,muscetus, Sparrow Hawk, French mouchet

muscicapa,muscipeta, Lat.

mutaycilla, Lat. motacilla

nepa (AG), French nèpe, Snipe, 194

nicorac = nyctiorax,

nisus, Lat.

niticorax,niticoral,niticorasse,nicorasse = nycticorax

nixus = nisus

nocticorax = nycticorax

noctua,noctualis,noctica,noctumen,nocturnus,noctividus, Lat. noctua

nortigometra, Lat. ortygometra

nycticorax,nyctimina,nicorac, Lat. nycticorax

olor, Lat.

oluccus,olicon, Lat. aluco

onogratulo, Lat. onocrotalus

opips = epops

oppola, Hoopoe, 263

oriolus, Lat.

orix = ortix

orixfasianus (pour tetrixf.), Tetras-lyre

ornimantia, Grand Tétras?

ornix = ortix

ortix, Lat. ortyx

ortygometra,orthygometra, Lat.

osina, Pélican; voir a.Gr. onokrotalos

osmerillus = smerillus

ossifragus,ossafragus,ossifrangus,ossifagus,orsifragis,Lat. ossifragus

ostorius, Lat. astur

otis, Lat.

otus,othus, Lat. otus

palumba,palumbus,palumbis Lat. palumba

parux,parix,parieth,paruca,parula, Lat. parus

parisculus,paristulus,parstulus, dim. of parus

parixcaudatus, Long-tailed Tit

parrus,parrula,parrax, Lat. parus,parrula

pascata, Kestrel? cf. Ital. pascalía Egyptian Vulture, 199

passer,passermuralis, Sparrow

passersolitarius < Lat.

passerarius, Sparrow Hawk (art., after fringillarius)

pavus, Lat. pavo

pelicanus,pellicanus,pellicar,pelpellica, Lat. pelicanus

pellona, Gr. pellos

perdex Lat. perdrix

perdixalpina, Ptarmigan

perseus

petriscus,petristus,petriculus,petrix, Wren, 406, corr. of French names, see also bitriscus.

pharoeseste (de Arte)

philomela,philomena,philomera, Lat.

phisanus = fasianus

phoenicurus, < Lat.

picacia (de Arte), cf. Span. picaza Pie, 288

picardusavis, Pic, 270

pichardus = pigardus

picuslinguosus (de Arte), Torcol, cf. French longue-langue

picusmartius,picusmarsicus, Pic épeiche, 273

pigardus, Lat. pygargus

pilaris, < Lat.

pincio,pinsula, French pinson

pintorus = bitorius

pinzones (de Arte), French pinson

pipiunculus,piprinculus,pipiatorius, Lat.

pirula, Gr. pyrrhula

pytacus = psittacus

pitriscus,pitricus,pitritus,pitrisculus,pitisculus = petriscus

plara, Blackbird

platea (de Arte), "sea hawk", prob. Lat. platalea

pletea, Lat. platalea

pluerius (de Arte), < French pluvier?

plumvalisavis = plumbasis, = prob. plumbio

plumbio, Lat.

poikilis, < Gr.

porphyrio,porphirion,porfirion, Lat.

praenus (de Arte), a bird parasitized by the cuckoo

pratellus, Corn Bunting, 445, French pradier

procne,progna,progina, Lat.

pulla, a hawk

purisculus,puristulus = parisculus

quercedulus, Lat. querquedula

querola, prob. Ital. querula shrike, 324

quiscula (AG), quistula (de Arte), < prov. cascalha Quail, 23; retained as a sc. name for an Amer. bird Quiscalusquiscula

ralla (de Arte), Germ. ralle

rallusterrestris (de Arte), Corn Crake

raptor, hawk

rarycheus "creeper"

regalolius,regariolus, Lat. regulus

regulus,regillus, Lat. regulus

reptatrix,reptatatrix

rexavium, Wren, 406

ripariahirundidus, Sand Martin

ripivage (Italie), Wagtail, 313

roaficus = loaficus, attributed to "woodpecker"

rocinolus, French rossignol Nightingale

rubicilla,rubecilla,ruticilla, redstart Rubicilla has been retained for an Asiatic rosefinch Carpodacusrubicilla

rubicola,rubigula,rubisca,rubelliaa,rubeus,rubeuspectusculus, Rouge-gorge. Rubicola formerly used as a name for a chat is a borrowing from Low Lat.; (the etym. rubus + colere is erroneous, the species does not frequent brambles)

ruffastinnunculus, epithet for the Kestrel

rumbus "starling"?

rupia,rupidus, Robin, reg. French roupie

rurexsilvester, owl

rustecula, Lat. rusticula

ruticilla = rubicilla

saltaga "robin" prob. a name for the wagtail

sexarolus Rock Dove, 254, Ital. sassaròl

scandulacaarborum, a tree-climbing bird

scopa, Gr. skops

scorpularburdo, Buzzard, < French

scutatis,scutacus, Goldfinch

seleucis, < Lat.

selido, Lat. alcedo

sepicedula, wagtail?, see cicendula

sepivaga, Wren, 406, cf. Ital. forasiepe

serinus,serena, Lat. serinus

senis, French cini Serin

serra

sigitula, Titmouse, 390, cf. cat xiguera.

silvia (in Gaza) ð3.1.35.

simribius

simirlin = merillus

simbolione (de Arte), Ital. smeriglione Merlin

sinecilione (de Arte), see simbolione

siren, Lat. serinus

sisteroa (de Arte), un grand oiseau

smerillus,smirlius,smirilius,smerilio, Dutch smirel, French émerillon

soricarius,suricaricis,soriceps, Cat. xoriguer Kestrel, 234

sparvierus,sparavierus,spavierus, Ital. sparviero Sparrow Hawk, 225

sparlin, Sparrow Hawk

sperilus,sparalus,spriolus,mullissparibus, Hazel Grouse

speruarius = sparvierus

spicedula = sepicedula, see also spitella

spicus, Lat. picus

spinternix, Lat.

spinusfringillus,spinusregabolius, Siskin

spitacus, Lat. psittacus (cf. Schuchardt, H., Der Vokalismus des Vulgärlateins 2: 364). See Classical Lat. psittacus.

spitella (Italie), wagtail

spreverius = sparverius

stirnus,stornus = sturnus

strabaria, wagtail

strurnus,strunius,stronus,strudus, Lat. sturnus

strix,striga,strinx, Lat. strix

struccio (de Arte), Ostrich

sturdus = turdus

sturnus,sturnella,sturnulus,sturnellus, Lat. sturnus;Sturnella has been retained for a genus of American bird

subter,subis, Lat.

surene (de Arte) = siren

surnia, reg. French sourne owl ð238.; ratained as a name for the Hawk Owl

symphalides, Gr. stymphalídès

taccula,tacula, Ital. taccola, Jackdaw

tappus,tapula, wagtail? titmouse?

tantalus, Lat.

tarus, French tarin, Greenfinch

tecla, prob. Lat. cichla

tenegaudia, Wagtail, 313 ð6.3.22.

terraneola, Sky Lark, 297, cf. cat.

thraupis < Lat.

tilaris, prob. Lat. pilaris

tinnunculus < Lat.

tipula = tapula

tirunculus = tinnunculus

titiunculus = pipiunculus,tinnunculus

titus, Lat. titus

toda,todus,tradus,todellus,todonus, Lat.

torquilla,trogala, Wryneck, French torcol, 279. Retained as a sc. name for the Wryneck, Jynxtorquilla

tortula = prob. turtela

tradus = toda

tragodinus, Gr.

tregopales (AG), Gr. tragópan

tremulus, wagtail, Ital. codatremula

trichada, Gr. trichás

trigron, Gr. trygon

trita, thrush, French tride

trocilus, Lat. trochilus

trogala = torquilla

troglodytes, < Gr.

trucuz (Span.), coucou

tucus,tuchos, Lat.

tudeculus, Lat.

turdus,turdela,turdella,turdalla, Lat. turdus

turdelamajor, Mistle Thrush, 340

turnus = sturnus

turrilis, (see Thompson, p. 267), transl. of Gr. pyrgítès understood pyrgos "tower"

turtela = turdela

turtur,turturus,turturella,tortera, Lat. turtur

ubleti (de Arte), Hobby

uhan (de Arte) = huanus

uhu (de Arte), Eagle Owl, Germ. uhu

ullucus = alucus

ulula,ululugus, Lat. ulula

uragen (= urogallus + attagen), Capercaillie

urogallus, Capercaillie. Retained as its name Tetraourogallus

urtica, owl (for urlica)

ventilanus, Kestrel, cf. French chauche-vent

victicocius (de Arte), Woodcock, French videcoc, < Engl. woodcock

vilio = vipio

vinco, Chaffinch, 432, Germ. fink

viperina, Wryneck, inspired from Prov. cóu-de-serp

vipio,vilio, Lat. vipio

vitriscus = petriscus

vulpanser (de Arte), transl. of Gr. alopochen

vultur,vutur,vulter,vultorius,volturius,vulturnus,vulturinus, Lat. voltur

yrunde (de Arte), Lat. hirundo

ysidia = ispida

zeleucides (de Arte, AG) = seleucis

zena, gr. zènè; adopted as a sc. name for an Amer. tanager Spindaliszena.

zueta, owl, cf. reg. French suette

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