PHILOMELA

Phil′o‐me″la (?), n. [[L. philomela, Gr. �, according to the legend, from � Philomela (daughter of Pandion, king of Athens), who was changed into a nightingale.]] 1. 1. The nightingale; philomel. Shak.
2. 2. (Zoöl.) A genus of birds including the nightingales.