D. Ritchie: >when you turn'd and smiled at me, >A flannel wrap, or someone who cared, >sang in Berk'ley Square Exactly. Or a _Luscinia megarhynchos_, if you must (Incidentally -- to speak roughly --, Mauschwitz is my favourite lyricist _ever_.). Cheers, JL ---- From the OED 'nightingale': A small reddish-brown migratory thrush, Luscinia megarhynchos, of western Europe and northern Africa, noted for the melodious song of the male which can be heard at night as well as in the daytime. Formerly not differentiated by ornithologists from the thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia. Cites: 1275 Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) 4 An hule and one Antingale [a1300 Jesus Oxf. nyhtegale]. ... 1993 BBC Wildlife June 34/2 Ever since early April nightingales have been migrating back to Europe from their wintering quarters in tropical Africa. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html