anthus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

anthus, i, m., = ἄνθος (cf. τὸ ἄνθος = blossom, brilliancy),

a small bird , prob. the yellow wagtail : Motacilla flava, Linn.; Plin. 10, 42, 57, § 116; 10, 74, 95, § 1206.