178 A GLOSSARY OF GREEK BIRDS 



♦A2IA {continued).. 



Description. — Arist. H. A. v. 13, 544b iieyiarov [tmv jrepiaTepoeihcov] 

 T] (pdrra fan : cf. fr. 271, 1 527 (ap. Athen. ix. 394 a) aXfKTopos to nfyedos 

 f'xei, XP^I^^ ^f o-TToStoj/.' Alex. Mynd. ap. Schol. Theocr. Id. v. 96 17 p.iv 

 (f)u(Taa vnoKviiveav ex^'^ '''H" KecpaXrjv /cat paXXof ye ffinopcfyvpoi', rav he 

 oCJidaXpcov XevKoiv uvtcov to ev avTols fieXav arpoyyvXav ex^i- Arist. H. A. 

 ix. 7) 613 8inyva)piH 8' ov pudiov Tt]v 6i]Xeiav kcll tov uppgfa, dXX' rj to'is 

 ivTos, ^axTL 8' ai (f)a.TTai noXvp XP^^^"' '''" J^P ^i-ko(tiv €Tr] Koi TrevTe 

 Ka\ TpiaKovTii i>p.p.evai elaiu, eiaat 8e Koi reTTapaKOVTa eTij. irpea^vTepcdv 

 de yivopevodv avTa>i> 01 ovvx^^ av^avovTai' aX\ anorepvovo'tv oi Tpe^ovres 

 (hence <pdTT(n here are tame pigeons). ciXXo S' ovhev ^XdirTovrm enibrj- 

 Xcos yr]pdaKov(Tai : with this somewhat incredible statement as to 

 length of life, cf. ib. vi. 4, 563, Athen. ix. 394 b, Plin. x (32) 52. Arist. 

 H. A. ii. 17, 508 b TTpoXodov npo TrjS KmXias exovcri. Ib. viii. 12, 597 b 

 aTTalpovai, Kai ov ;(€t/Ltd^ou(ji [the contrary stated, viii. 3, 593]. dyeXd^opTai, 

 brav re TrapnyivoiVTai Ka\ ndXiv orav upa fj npos t!]v avciKopihr^v. Ibid. 

 16, 600 tcov 8e (paaacov eviai, fiev (fxoXovmv, eviai S ov (paXovaiv, dnipxovTai 

 S' c'ip.a Tills ;(eAtSoo"ti'. Ib. ix. 49 -^) ^33 '""'^ M^** X^'^P^^'^^ ""^ cpOeyyeTai, 

 ttXtjv fj8T] TTOTe ev8ias eK ;^ei^coi'OS acpohpov yevopevrji ecpdey^aTO koi edavpacr- 

 rayOr] vno tcoi/ etxTreipwu' aXX' otov eap yevrjTai, Tore apxeTai (fxuvelp : cf. Alex. 

 Mynd. ap. Athen. 394 e. Arist. H. A. viii. 18, 601 ol avxpo\ a-vpcfiepovai 

 Kai npos TTjv liXXrjV vyUiav kcll npos tovs tokovs, kul ovx rjKiarTa to'ls (jidrrats. 

 Alex. Mynd. ap. Athen. 1. C. ov tt'lvclv (ptjal ttjv (pdaaav dpaKvnTovcrav 

 as TrjP Tpvyopa, 



Beproduction, Nesting, &c. — Arist. H. A. vi. 4, 562 b epioi (})aaiv oxev- 

 eadiii KOL yevpCLP kol Tpip.ripa opto, crrjpe'Lov rroiovpepoi ttjp TroXvnXfjdeiap avrav. 

 eyKva he yiperai: 8eKa koL TeTTopas rjpepns, koi enaid^eL ciXXas ToaavTas' 

 ev erepais 8e Se/ca koi TeTTapuL nTepovprai ovtcos couTe p.f] padias KnToXap,- 

 ^dpeaOai , . . 8vo tlktovcti en\ to ttoXv, tci fie nXelarra Tpui' ev tco eapi 

 TLKTei, ov nXeopdKis r] 8is: cf. vi. I, 558 b, Plin. x. (58) 79, (53) 74. Arist. 

 De Gen. iv. 6, 774 b TLKtovaiv dTeXrj kqI Tv({)Xd. H. A. iii. i, 510 otov 



dxeiuxTi, (T(f)68pa peydXovs 'icrxovaiv (tovs opxfis) . . . axxT epioi o'lopTai 

 old 'ix^t-v TOv x^^p^v"^ opxeis avrd. ix. 7> 613 f'x^' ^^ ''"°'' nppevn rj Tpvyuip 

 TOP avTOP Kai (pi'iTTa, kul dXXop ov npoaieprai' Kai enrnd^ovcLP a/KpoTepoL Ka\ 

 6 apprjp Ka\ r] 6ijXHn. Arist. fr. 271, ap. Athen. ix. 394 b ovk dnoXel- 

 TTOvai 6 fcos dapaTov ovTe 01 lippepes Tas drjXelas, ovre a'l dijXeiai tovs lippepas, 

 dXXa KOL TeXevTi)(TaPTOs xip^^ei 6 vnoXeinopepos : cf. Porph. De Abst. iii. 1 1. 

 How it places a branch of laurel, Sdcf^prj, in its nest for a charm, Ael. i. 35, 

 Phile, 722, Geopon. xv. 1, cf. Plin. viii. (27) 41. How the Cuckoo builds 

 in its nest, and the young Cuckoo, assisted by their parents, casts 

 out its foster-brothers, Arist. De Mirab. 3, 830 b, Ael. iii. 30. 



In Plat. Theaet. 199 b Xa^e'ip <puTTap dvT\ jiepLaTepas, is to take 

 a wild pigeon for a tame one. Its flesh is mentioned as a dainty, 

 Ar. Ach. 1 105, 1 107 KaXop ye Ka\ ^upBop to ttjs (fioTTTjs Kpeas. Mentioned 



