was a surname of the Gens Cornelia at Rome. It signifies an ouzle or blackbird. (Varr. R. R. 3.2. §§ 2. 38; Quint. Inst. 1.6.38.) The following Cornelii Merulae occur in history:--
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890