749 a 10 I Hepl jjiev ovv ttj? tcov rjfjiLovojv dreKvia? eiprjTai, 

 Kai Trepl tcov l,a>oroKovvrcDV koi dvpat,e koL iv 

 avroL?- iv Se rot? (poroKovcn rojv ivaifxcjov rfj fxeP 

 TTapaTTA'qcrLws €;^et to. Trepl ra? yevecreLS avroc? re 

 /cat rots Tre^otg /cat ravrov tl Xa^eXv ecrri Trepl 

 ttolvtcjov, rfj 8' e;)^et Sta^opas" /cat Trpos dXXrjXa /cat 



15 Trpo? ra Tre^a. tcov iC,(x)<jjv. yiverai fiev ovv aTTO 

 avvSvaafjiov Travra oXojg, /cat Trpo'Ceixevov yovrjv els 

 TO drjXv rod dppevos' rwv S' cporoKovvrcov at fxev 

 opvides rrpotevrai reXeiov (hov /cat aKXr]p6Sepfiov, 

 eav fXT] n nrjpwdfj Sta voaov, /cat Trdvra hi^poa rd 

 rGiv dpviBojv eariv, rcbv 8' Ixdvcov ol jxev aeXa^co- 



20 8ets", wGTrep elprjrai TToXXaKLS, iv avrots (horoK'q- 

 aavres t,a>oroKovaL, [xeracrrdvros rod (hov e^ dXXov 

 roTTOV rfjs varepas els dXXov, jxaXaKoSepixov 8e 

 ro cpov /cat o[xo)(pajv earlv avrojv. eis Se jjlovos 

 ov l,cporoKeL raJv roLovrcov ev avro), 6 KaXovfjievos 

 ^arpa)(os' vepl ov rrjv alriav varepov XeKreov. ol 



25 Se aAAot oaonrep (horoKOvai rcbv Ixdvcov, p,ov6)(pcov 



" Although most Ovipara are flying or swimming animals, 

 some of course are Tre^d, but by Tre^a Aristotle here means 

 viviparous animals only. 



* i.e., an egg which does not increase in size after deposi- 

 tion ; see below, 1. 25. 



* i.e., there is no difference of yolk and white. 

 2p2 



