THEOPHRASTUS 



ivravOa, koI irrSiKa kuI BopKaBa koX crrpovOov 



6 Kcu erepa rcov Orjplcov. dWa ravra fiev ahrjXov 

 el e/CTOTTt^et ttou Triofieva- (Bia yap to Ta%09 

 Bvvarai /xaKpdv re /cat ra')(y Trapayevia-dai,), 

 aXXft)? T€ Kel 8i rjfiepMV rivcov trivovai, Kaddirep 

 Kol TO, rjfjiepa Trapa rpirrjv rj Terdpr'qv TroTi^eTaL 

 ravTW TO Be tcov aXkcov ^cooov, olov o(pe(ov 

 aavpwv Kol twv tolovtwv, (fiavepov oti anoTa. 

 T0U9 Be Ai^va<i Xeyeiv on top ovov eaOiei tuvtu 

 09 /cat Trap' r)fuv yiveTUi, TroXvirovv re Kal fjbekav 

 crvaTTeipdyfjbevov el<; eavro- tovtov Be ttoXvv re 

 yivecrdat crc^oBpa /cal vypov ttjv <f)vcnv elvai. 



7 Apocrov Be del iriiTTeLv ev tt} fir) vofievrj iroW^v, 

 MCTTe BrjXov OTi TOP [xev (poivcKa Kal et ti aXXo 

 (pveTat ev dvvBpot^ to re ex Trj<i yi]<i dviov ixTpecjiei, 

 Kal 7rpo9 TOVTO) rj Bp6ao<i. iKavrj yap ft)9 Kara 

 pbeyeBrj Kal Tr)v (pvaiv avTwv ^rjpdv ovaav Kal €k 

 ToiovTcov avvea-TTjKvlav. Kal BevBpa fxev TavTa 

 irXelaTa Kal IBicoTaTa. irepl Be tov cnX<^tov 

 XeKTeov varepov rrolov tl ttjv <f)V(Tiv. 



IV. 'Ei/ ^€ Ty 'Acrta Trap' eKdcrT0i<i cBi' aTTa 

 Tvy^dver rd pev yap (j)epovaiv at %&)/)ai to, B' 



Lepus Aeyyptiacus. cf. Arist. H.A. 8. 28. 

 ws Kara conj. Seal, from G ; Sffre ret Ald.H. 



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