198 A GLOSSARY OF GREEK BIRDS 



*I>A'P, s. \|/ap : also \|/dpos, s. \|/dpos. Ion. \J/t]p. \|/dpixos, Hesych. 

 A Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, L. Mod. Gk. yjsapovi, pavponovXi. 

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

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

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

 But there also seems to be a connexion of Gk. \\rdp or a-nap- 

 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 arp-ovdus. The Hebr. sippor is 

 perplexingly similar. 



In Horn, always coupled with the Jackdaw, II. xvi. 583 \pr\Ki eoiK&s | 

 wKei, octt c(p6fir}(re koXolovs re, ■vj/'qpa? re. xvii. 755 Sore \\rap<iiv vecpos, r]e 

 koXoiS>v. Arist. H. A. ix. 26, 617 b 6 8e \}sdpos eWl noiKiXos' peyeOos S' 

 60-rli/ qXiW kottvQos. lb. viii. 16, 600 (paXel. Antipat. Sid. cv ap. Suid. 

 6 TtpXv eyu> kol y^rjpa kol apiraKTeipav epvKcov \ anepparos v^rmerrj Biaropiav 

 yepavov. Anth. Pal. ix. 373 yj/dpas, dpovpairjs apnayas evnopirjs. Diosc. 

 ii yfrapas opv^rj Tpe(povres. Is killed by a-Kopohov, 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. 



M>H'AHKEZ* tS>v dXeKTpvovav ol voQoyewai, Hesych. Possibly akin to 

 ctcXkcs, vide s. v. o-epicos (Schmidt, ad Hesych.). 



WTTA'KH. Also \|/iTTaKos (Paus., Ael., &c), aiTraicos (Arr.), o-ittcikt] 

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



Arrian, Ind. i. 15, 8 aiTTaKovs Se Neap^oj ixev cos 8rj 11 6a>pa dngyeeTat 

 on yivovrai ev rfj 'lvdcov yfj, m\ SkoIos opvis iariv 6 ctittcikos, kol okcos (pcovrjv 

 lei dvdpomivrjv. eycb 8e on avTos re ttoXXovs onwnea Kai aXXovs eVicrra- 

 pevovs ydea tov opviOa, ovdev cos virep droirov dr)6ev dn^yrjaopai. 



Arist. H. A. viii. 12, 597 b (spurious passage, A. and W.) oXcos be to. 



yap^covvxa ndvra (UpaxvTpdxrjXa Kai nXarvyXcoTTa kol piprjTiKa' icai yap to 

 'Ivbiicov opveov 77 yjnTTciKr), to Xeyopevov dvdpconoyXcoTTOv, toiovtov eaTi' Kai 

 aKoXaaTOTepov Se yiverai otclv nig olvov. (Cf. Plin. x. (42) 58.) 



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

 £' 'ivdcov povcov aXXa re Kopi^erai, kol opvides ol \I/ittcikoL Diod. Sic. ii al 

 de ttjs 2vpia? eV^aTtat yp^iTTaKovs Kai nopcpvpLcovas Ka\ peXeaypida? [eVcrpe- 

 <povcri\. Philostorg. 3 Kai pev 8rj Kai Tt\v aiTTaKrpi eKelQev tapev Kopi£opevrjv. 



Ctes. ap. Phot. irepi tov opveov tov ftiTTaKov, otl yXutcraav dvOpcoTtivgv e^ei 



Ka\ cpoovrjv : 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 kitto and o-kco^. 



