198 A GLOSSARY OF GREEK BIRDS 



*l/A'P, s. \|/dp : also vj/dpos, s. \|/apos. Ion. ^r\p. \|mpix<>s, Hesych. 

 A Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, L. Mod. Gk. tyapovi, fiavponov^i. 

 The Etymology is confused and doubtful. Von Edlinger (op. c. 

 p. 103) finds in Gk. ^ap, O. H. G. sprd, Lith. spakas, a connexion 

 with the root of ncpK-vos, Lat. spar-gere, i. e. variegated, speckled. 

 But there also seems to be a connexion of Gk. ^dp or <nrap- 

 with the various names for sparrow, Goth, sparwa, O. Pr. sperglo, 

 &c., as Engl. starling, stare. Ger. Staar, L. sturnus, form 

 another series together with a-rp-ovdos. The Hebr. sippor is 

 perplexingly similar. 



In Horn, always coupled with the Jackdaw, II. xvi. 583 tpr)Ki eWoos | 

 o>Kei', oar' e(p6{Br)(T KO\OIOVS re, ^jypa? re. xvii. 755 & >a " re ^apo!)j> vefpos, rje 

 KO\oiS>v. Arist. H. A. ix. 26, 617 b 6 Se tydpos eVn TroiKiXos' ptyedos S' 

 eVrii/ qXtW KdTTu^os. Ib. viii. 16, 600 </>coXei. Antipat. Sid. cv ap. Suid. 

 6 Trpif eyo) KOI \/^^pa KCU apiraKreipav epvicav \ (nreppaTos v^in-en; Bi(TTOi>iav 

 yepavov. Anth. Pal. ix. 373 tyapas, dpovpairjs apirayas evrropirjs. Diosc. 

 ii ^apas opvCu rptyovres. Is killed by o-KopoSoi/, Ael. vi. 46, Phile, 

 De An. Pr. 660. Used as food, Antiph. ap. Athen. ii. 65 e. 



On talking starlings, Plut. ii. 972 F, Plin. x. 59 (43), Aul. Gell. 

 xiii. 20. Stat. Silv. ii. 4, 18 auditasque memor penitus demittere voces, 

 Sturnus, &c. 



^H'AHKEZ- TWV dXcKTpvovav ol voSaycwai, Hesych. Possibly akin to 

 creXKes, vide s. v. o-epKos (Schmidt, ad Hesych.). 



WTTA'KH. Also 4/tTraKOS (Paus., Ael., &c.), o-irraKOS (Arr.), 



(Philost.), pirraKos (Ctes.). A Parrot 



Arrian, Ind. i. 15, 8 o-irrctKovs de Neapxos n*v o>s drj TI dapa a 

 on yivovTai ev rfj 'ivd&v yfi, KOI oKolos opvis ccrriv 6 O-ITTUKOS, K.CU OKODS 0a)i/;}/ 

 lei dv8pu>7rivr)V. eye!) 6e on avros re rro\\ovs O7ra>7rca Kal a\\ovs 67rt(rra- 

 fjievovs fjdea rov opvida, ovdev a>s vnep dronov drjdev a7rr]yrjcrop.ai. 



Arist. H. A. viii. 12, 597 b (spurious passage, A. and W.) oXws &e TO. 

 yafji^l/oovvxa, navra /3pa^urpa^f/Xa KCU TrAaruyXcorra Kal /ui/xTyriKa' KOL yap TO 

 'ivftiKov opveov f) 'vJarraK^, TO Xeyo/xevoi/ ai/^pcoTroyXcarroi/, TOIOIITQV eon* Kal 

 a/coXao-Torfpov 6e yiWrai orav iriy olvov. (Cf. Plin. x. (42) 58.) 



Pausan. ii. 28, (on animals of restricted geographical range), Trapa 

 6' 'Ii/Saii/ /idi/a>j/ aXXa Te Ko/xi^erai, Kai opviQes ol ^iTTa/cot. Diod. Sic. ii at 

 Se TTJS Svpi'a? raxariat -^nTTUKOvs Kal Tropfyvpiavas Kal peXeaypidas [e/crpe- 

 <pov(Ti\. Philostorg. 3 Kai /iev df] Kal rr\v crtrraK?jj/ eKfWfv i(Tfj.v Kop.iop.evr)v. 



Ctes. ap. Phot. Trepl TOV opveov TOV /SirraKov, on yXoio'O'ai' dv0pa>7rivT]v e^et 



Kal <pavi]v : cf. Plut. ii. 272 F ; Porph. De Abst. iii. 4 ; Stat. I.e. humanae 

 solers imitator, Psittace, linguae. 



Athen. ix. 387 d, parrots carried in Ptolemy's procession at Alexandria ; 

 ibid. 391 b, mentioned as a mimic, with KiVra and O-K\^. 



