Editing Song thrush (section)

===Name===
The song thrush was described by [[Germany|German]] [[ornithology|ornithologist]] [[Christian Ludwig Brehm]] in 1831, and still bears its original [[scientific name]], ''Turdus philomelos''.<ref name="Brehm" /> The generic name, ''Turdus'', is the [[Latin]] for ''thrush'', and the specific epithet refers to a character in [[Greek mythology]], [[Philomela (princess of Athens)|Philomela]], who had her tongue cut out, but was changed into a singing bird. Her name is derived from the [[Ancient Greek]] ''Φιλο'' ''philo-'' (''loving''), and ''μέλος'' ''melos'' (''song'').<ref name="BTO" /> The dialect names ''throstle'' and ''mavis'' both mean ''thrush'', being related to the [[German language|German]] ''drossel'' and [[French language|French]] ''mauvis'' respectively.<ref name="Chambers" /> ''Throstle'' dates back to at least the fourteenth century and was used by [[Geoffrey Chaucer|Chaucer]] in the ''[[Parliament of Fowls]]''.<ref name="Cocker" /> Mavis is derived via [[Middle English]] ''mavys'' and [[Old French]] ''mauvis'' from [[Middle Breton]] ''milhuyt'' meaning "thrush".<ref name="AH Dict 1973 p808" /> Mavis (Μαβής) can also mean "[[purple]]" in [[Greek language|Greek]].<ref name="LP 2006 Greek p244" />