ὄρνιθι γὰρ καὶ τὴν τότ᾽ αἰσίῳ τύχην παρέσχες ἡμῖν → for it was by a good omen that you provided that past fortune to us
mĕlănăĕtos: i, f., = μελανάετος,I the black eagle; a small species of eagle, Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 6.