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Description. Arist. H. A. v. 13, 544 b peyio-rov [TO>V 

 f) <parra Ian \ cf. fr. 271, 1527 (ap. Athen. ix. 394 a) aXexropoy TO 

 *X l > XP^ a S* O-TTOO'IOV. Alex. Mynd. ap. Schol. Theocr. Id. v. 96 rj fj.ev 

 (paoxra VTTOKvdveov fX L T *i v Ke(paXr]v Kal paXXoV ye ep.7rop(j)vpov, rS>v 8e 

 o<pdaXfja)v XevKfov ovi(>v TO ev avrois /ze'Xav aTpoyyvXov f\i. Arist. H. A. 

 ix. 7> 613 ftiayvoovai 8' ov pa&toi/ TYJV 6r)Xeiav Kal TOV appeva, aXX' r) rot? 

 fVTos. a>(Ti &' at (parrai iroXvv XP OVOV ' KOI yap eiKoaiv err) KOI 

 Kal TpiaKovTa tt>p.p.evai elo~iv, eviai 8e Kal TfTTapaKovra TTJ. 

 de yivofjitvav avra)V ol ow^e? av^avovraC aXX' a.TroTp,vov<Tiv oi rpe<f)oi>TS 

 (hence (parrot here are tame pigeons). aXXo S' ovSet/ j3Xa7rron-ai eVtS^- 

 Xa>ff yrjpao-Kovaai i 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 7rpoAo/3oi> npb TTJS KoiXias e^ouo-t. Ib. viii. 12, 597 b 

 curaipovat) K.CLI ov ^i^a^ovai [the contrary stated, viii. 3j 593]' yeXabj/rcu, 

 OTO.V re TrapayivavTai Kal TraXij/ orav &pa rj Trpos rrjv avaKop.ibr]v. Ibid. 

 1 6, 600 TWV 8e (pa(r<rcov eviai p,ev <pooXov<rti>, eviai ' ov (pooXoixriv, aTre 

 S' ap.a rotr ^fXtSdo'tj'. Ib. ix. 49 B, 633 rou /zeV x fi ^ vos i> 

 nXfjv fj8rj TTorf fi>8ias eK ^ei/icovos <r(po8pov ycvofj.evr)s efpdeygaro K 

 T<a6r) VTTO T&V enneipwv' aXX' orav cap yfvrjrai, Tore apteral <pa>velv : cf. Alex. 

 Mynd. ap. Athen. 394 e. Arist. H. A. viii. 18, 601 of avx/uot o-u/i^epova-i 

 Kal irpbs Trjv fiXXrjv vyteiav Kal irpbs rovs TOKOVS, Kal oi>x fj<i(rTa rat? (parTais. 

 Alex. Mynd. ap. Athen. 1. C. ov niveiv <prjo~l rrjv (pd(ro-av avanvirrovaav 

 wff rr)v rpvyova. 



Beproduction, Nesting, &c. Arist. H. A. vi. 4, 562 b eVtot (pacrtv oxeu- 

 evBai Kal yevvav Kal Tpiprjva ovra, (rrjfjieiov Troiovpfvoi rf)V iroXvTrXrjdeiav avrStv. 

 fyKva de yiverai deKa Kal rerrapa? f]p.epas, Kal eVwa^et aXXas 

 fv Tpais Se Sexa Kal rerrapai nrfpovvrai oura)S wore p,f) paSioos 

 fiavfaOai . . . ovo TLKTOVUII eVi ro TroXu, ra de TrXelcrra rpia* eV rS icapi 

 n'/cret, ov nXcovaKis y Si's: cf. vi. I, 558 b, Plin. x. (58) 79, (53) 74. Arist. 

 De Gen. iv. 6, 774 b riKrovo-tv areXJ; Kal rv<pXd. H. A. iii. I, 510 6Yai> 

 i, ar(p68pa /xeyaXov? lo-^ovo-tv (TOVS opxfis) . . . eooV eVioi o'lovrai 

 v X 1 P'^ >VOS PX CLS avra ' JX- 7> 613 f/( ei ^^ T I/ a PP^va f) rpvy&v 

 rbv avrbv Kal <parra, Kal aXXov ov 7rpoo~i'ei/rai* Kal fTratdfcovmv dp.<p6Tpoi Kal 

 6 apprjv Kal f] BrjXfia. Arist. fr. 271, ap. Athen. ix. 394 b OVK aTroXei- 

 TTOVO~I 8' eW davdrov ovrf ol appeves ras ^^Xei'ay, o0re at dfjXeiai TOVS appevas, 

 aXXa Kal reXeuri/o'ai'ro? xiP vl vnoXftTrop-evos : cf. Porph. De Abst. iii. II. 

 How it places a branch of laurel, Satpv/;, in its nest for a charm, Ael. i. 35, 

 Phile, 722, Geopon. xv. i, 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 Xaftclv (paTTav oWl Trepio-repas, is to take 

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

 Ar. Ach. 1105, 1107 KoXov ye Kal ^avdbv TO Ttjs (paTTrjs Kpeas. Mentioned 



