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accredula

ACCREDULA
, Galerita, seu Alauda, Gall. Aloüette. Adhelelmus Episc. Sagiensis in Mirac. S. Opportunæ. cap. 14 : Vidit aviculam nomine Accredulam quam vulgus vocavit Alaudam. Multum vicino nomine in Gloss. Bitur. Aggredula dicitur Rana parva in agro. Placidus ap. Maium pag. 435 : Agredulæ, ranæ parvæ multum in sicco morantes. Hæc forsan eadem est ac illa Acredula de qua Cicero ex his Arati v. 948 : ἢ τρίζον (al. τρύζει) ὀρθρινὸν ἐρημαίη ὀλολυγών, Et Matutinis Acredula vocibus instat,Instat et assiduas vocum jacit ore querelas.
Est namque ὀλολυγών, Rana mas clamans, unde Plinius lib. 11. 37 : Mares tum vocantur Ololygones. Author Philomelæ Carminis, pro ipsa Philomela Acredulam usurpat : Vere calente novos componit Acredula cantus,  Matutinali tempore tunc mitilans. Alii pro Monedula, Gall. Chouette, Festus Avienus pro Ulula, Constantinus in Supplem. pro Ave quadam, quam Galli vocant Prêtre de montagne, nemo præter Adhelelmum pro Alauda. Gloss. Cod. reg. 4778 : Acredula, luscinia, avis modica de qua Cicero in Prognosticis : Et matutinos exercet acredula cantus. Ipsa est et bascinia.

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