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celeritcr dfelphini cxaudiunt defidena,aquilon5 flatu uoce profcqucntc,auftro vcro tar 



dius ex aducrfo referetcSed tum.quocp improuifo in auxilium aduolat, Properc appa*» 

 rct acies,qug protinus difponit in loco ubi conicdus cft, pugna opponentc fefc ab alto: 

 trepidost^in uadauroent.Tum pifcatores circumdantrctia,furcisqR fublcuant:mugilS 



dihilominus uclocitas tranfilit.atillos cxcipiunt dclphini , & occidiflc ad praefi 

 ti,cibos in uidoriam difFcrunt.Opcre prarlium fcruet,includicp rctibus fc fortifsimc ur^ 

 cntcs gaudent. ac nc idipfum fiiga hoflium ftimulct , intcr nauigia & rctia natantesuc 

 homines ita Ccnrnn clabuntur,ut ^xitus no appareat, Sahu quod cft alias blandifsimunj 

 liis,nullus conatur cuadcrc,ni fubmittatur fibi rctia. Egrcftus protinus anj^e uallum prje 

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pra?mi um confcij fibi,oppcriuntur in poftcrum : nec pifcibus tantum, fcd intrita pa 



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fatiantur.Qux dc codcm ocncre pifcandi in lafsio finu Mutianus tradit,hoc diftci» 

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eft focictas Captoarcge Caria?,aIligatocpin portudeIphino,ingcns reliquorumconuc 

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ti rcx eum iufsit.Quin &: paruos fcmpcr aliquis grandior comitatur ut cuftos,,.Confpe;3 

 £ii(:n funt iam defunclum portan tcs^ne laccraretur a bcl 



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Elphinorij fimilitudinc habct qui uocant turfioncs. Diftan^ & triftitia quidc afpc. 20 

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TEftudines tantx magnitudinii; Indicum marc cmittit, ut fingularum fupcrGcie habi 

 tabilcs cafas intcgant: atcp intcr infulas rubri pra:cipue maris his nauigant cymbis* 

 Gapiuntur multis quidcmodis, fed maxime eucftae in fumma pclagi antcmcridiano te^ 



porcbIandito,cmincntctotodorfopcrtranquiIIafluitantcs:qucuoIuptasIibcrcfpirati 

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fluitcnt opportunac uenantium pracdac; Ferunt &: paftum egrcffas.noAu, auidcCjp fatu^ 

 rataslaflari:atcjutrcmcarintmatutino,fummainaquaobdormifccrc:idprodift 

 tiumfonitu,tumcpIeuitercapi*Adnatarccnimfingulistcrnos,aduobusindorfurnucrif ^ 



ti,arcrtio laqucum infjci fupinc,atqp itaad tcrra a pluribus trahiJaPhcenicio mari.haud 



ulladifficultate capiuntur,ultrocp ueniunt ftatotcmpore anniinamncm Eleuthcrum 



cfi:ufa multitudinc. Dcntes non funt tcftudini , fcd roftri margines acuti , fupcrna partc 

 infcriorcrricIaudentepyxidummodo.lTimariconchylf^suiuunt;tantaorisduritia,utIa 



pides comminuant:in tcrram cgrcfl^,hcrbis.Pariunt oua,auium ouis fimiliajad ccntcna 

 numcro.Eacp defofl[aextraaqiias,&coopcrtaterra, acpauitapccflorc&complanata^iri 

 cubant rioiflibus.Educant fcetus annuo fpatio. Quidam oculis fpccftando quocp oua fo 

 wcriab fjs putant.Fceminam coitum fugere, donec mas fcftucam aliquam imponat aucr 

 (ar.Trbglodyt^ corn!gcrashabcnt,utin lyrajanncxiscornibusIatiSjCcd mobiIibus,quo 



fUm i n natando rcmigio ic adiuuant:CeItium genus id uocatur eximiac teftudinis,ifd ra ^^ 

 rsc.NamquefcopuliprcacutiChcIonophagos terrcntvTroglodytxautcmadquos^d^ 



natant,ut facras adoran t.Sunt & terreftres,quae ob id in opcribus cherfinae uocanturjin 

 Africac defertis,qua parte maxime fitientibus harcnis {qualent,rofcido, ut crcditurj hu* 



morc uiucntcStNctp aliud ibi animal proucnit* 



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Eftudinum putamina fccarein Iaminas,leftoscKctrcpofitoria his ucftirc,Carbihus 



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Qiiatilium tcgumcta plura (unttaHa corio &: pilaintcgunf, ut uituli 8C hippoppta 



nii:aliacoriotantij3Utdclphim;corticc,utteftudines;filicuduritia,utoftr€a:&con 5<^ 



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