178 A GLOSSARY OF GREEK BIRDS 



<t>AI2A {continued). 



Description. — Arist. H. A. v. 13, 544 b p,kyio~Tov \ra>v nepiorepoeibcov] 

 r) (pdrra ion : cf. fr. 271, 1527 (ap. Athen. ix. 394 a) dXeKTopos to peycSos 

 €\ei, xP™P a 8e o-TTodiov. Alex. Mynd. ap. Schol. Theocr. Id. v. 96 t) pev 

 (pdacra vnoKvdveov e^« tt)v K€(paXrjv Kai paXXov ye e'pnopcpvpov, tcov oe 

 6(p6aXptov XevKcov ovtccv to ev avTols p.eXav o~TpoyyvXov e^«. Arist. H. A. 

 ix. 7) 613 hiayvwvai §* ov pqdiov tt)v drjXeiav Kai top appeva, dXX' fj toIs 

 evTos. £g>o~l 8° al <pa.TTai ttoXvv XP° V0V ' KaL T a P c"koo~iv errj Kai nevTe 

 Kai TpiaKovTa coppevai elaiv, eviai be Kai TeTTapaKovra cttj. npecr^VTepcov 

 de yivopivcov avTcov oi ovvx*$ abj-dvovTai' dXX' dnoTepvovo-iv ol Tpe<povTes 

 (hence parrot here are tame pigeons). aXXo 8' ovhev $Xd-nTovrai eViSi?- 

 \a>s yrjpao-Kovvai : 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 npoXofiov irpb ttjs Koiklas exovai. Ib. viii. 12, 597 b 

 dnaipovai, Kai ov xap,d£ovai [the contrary stated, viii. 3 5 593]* dyeXdfrwTai, 

 otov T€ napaylvcovTai Kai naXiv orav copa rj npbs tt)v dvaKopibrjv. Ibid. 

 l6, 600 tcov 8e (patTtrciiv eviai ueV (f)co\ovaiv, evuu 8' ov (pcoXovaiv, dnepxovTai 

 8' dp.a Tills x^tSoaiv. Ib. ix. 49 B, 633 tov pev x €l P"> V0S 0v (pQeyyerat, 

 7rXr)v rjbr] noTf evdias eK ^ci/icoi/os o~<pofipoi> yevopevrjs e'<pdey£aTO Kai edavpaa- 

 Tcodrj i>7r6 tcov epnelpcov' dXX* otov tap yevrjTat, rore apteral (pcovelv : cf. Alex. 

 Mynd. ap. Athen. 394 c Arist. H. A. viii. 18, 601 of avxpol avptpepovcn 

 Kai 7rpbs Trju aXXrjv vyieiuv Kai npbs tovs tokovs, ko.1 ovx TjKiara rals (pdrrais. 

 Alex. Mynd. ap. Athen. 1. C ov irivetv cprjirl tt)v (pdcrcrav dvaKinrTovcruv 

 cos ttjv Tpvyova. 



Reproduction, Nesting, &c— Arist. H. A. vi. 4, 562 b eviai qbaaiv oxcv- 

 eo~6cu Kai yevvav ko.1 Tp'ip.r)va ovra, o~Tjpelov iroiovpevoi ttjv iroXvivXrjOeLav amcov. 

 eyKva de yiverai deKa Kai Terrapas f)pepas f Kai encoded aXXas Tocravras' 

 iv erepais 8e 8oca Kai Te'rrapcri tXTepovvTai ovtcos coo-re prj padicos KOTaXap- 

 (BdveaOai . . . dvo t'iktovcfi enl to noXv, to. 8e nXelo-Ta Tpia' ev tco capt 

 tlkt€i, ov nXeovaKis t) 8is: cf. vi. 1, 558 b, Plin. x. (58) 79, (53) 74. Arist. 

 De Gen. iv. 6, 774 b tUtovo-iv dreXJ) wdk TvcpXd. H. A. iii. 1, 510 otov 

 o^eucoai, o~(p68pa peydXovs taxovaiv (tovs op)(fis) . . . coot' evioi o'lovrai 

 ovb ex €lv T °v X a / Lt ^ ,/rtS ' °PX €LS avTC *' ix. J, 613 €X eL &* T0V ^PP^va r) rpvytov 

 rbv avTov Kai (paTTa, Kai aXXov ov Trpoo~i€VTai' Kai incad^ovo'iv dp,(poTcpoi Kai 

 6 apprjv Kai fj BrjXeia. Arist. fr. 271, ap. Athen. ix. 394 b ovk aVoXei- 

 ttovo-i 8' eccs OavaTov ovt( ol appevcs Ttis drjXtias, ovtc al dijXeiai tovs appevus, 

 dXXd Kai TeXevTTjiravTOS ^pet^ei 6 vnoXenropevos : cf. Porph. De Abst. iii. 1 1. 

 How it places a branch of laurel, 8d<pvT), 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 Xafielv cpaTTav dvrl nepio-Tepas, is to take 

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

 Ar. Ach. 1 105, 1 107 KaXov ye Kai £-av8bv to ttjs cpaTTrjs Kpias. Mentioned 



