749 b 



ARISTOTLE 



ovre TToXvyova, to. 8e ^apda Kal tcuv TTTqriKOiv 

 bauiv TO. aojfxara oyKcoSr], KadoLTrep TrepLarepds 

 Kal Tcov TOLOVTCov. TOt? fiev yap ^apeat Kal fjb-q 

 TTrrjTiKOL?, otov dXeKTopiai Kal Trepht^i Kal rots 

 a'AAoi? Tols roiovroLs, ttoXv yiverat irepLTTCDfjba 



15 roiovTOV 8io TO, re appeva avrwv 6-)(evrLKa Kal to. 

 dijXea TTpoterai TToXXrjv vXrjv, Kal tlktci roJv tolov- 

 Tdiv ra fiev ttoXXo. to. 8e TroAAaK^is", ttoXXo, fiev otov 

 dXeKTopls Kal TTephi^ Kal arpovdos 6 Ai^VKos, rd 

 Be TTepLarepcLhrj TToXXd fiev ov, TroAAa/cts" Se* fxera^v 

 yap eari ravra tojv yajjulicovvxcov koI tCjv ^apecov 



20 TTT'qTLKd fiev yap eanv (Lanep rd ya/z^cuvu^a, 

 TrX'qdr) S ^X^'- '^^^ (TioiJiaTos atavep ra jSapea, coare 

 Sid fiev TO 7TT7]TiKd €Lvai Kal ivravda rpeTreadat to 

 TTepiTTCopia oXlya TCKTOvai, Sta 8e to ttXtjOos' tov 

 (TcojuaTO? Kal 8id to deppLrjv ex^iv ttjv KoiXiav Kal 



7T€7TTLKOJTdTT]V, TT/SOS" §6 TOVTOL? Kal 8td TO paSlcDg 



25 'nopit,eadai, ttjv Tpoi^-qv, ra 8e yapApoyvvxo- ;^aAe77ajs", 

 TToAAa/ct?. 



'Op^eyri/ca 8e kol rroXvyova Kal Td [XLKpd tojv 

 dpvecov icTTL, Kaddirep ivioTC Kal tcov (f>VTa>v rj 

 ydp els TO acojjLa av^rjais yiveTat TrepLTTOjpia avep- 

 [laTLKOv. 8i6 Kal T(x>v dXeKTOpiScuv at 'A8ptavi/cat 

 TToXvTOKOiTaTai eiatv 8ta. ydp pLiKpoTrjTa tov aoi- 



30 /xaros" els Trjv TeKvcoaiv KaTavaXioKeTai rj Tpo(f)T]. 

 Kal at dyewels riov yewaiojv TToXvTOKWTepaf 

 vypoTepa ydp Td CTco/xara TCovSe Kal^ oyKcoSea- 



^ TcjvBe Kal vulg. : tu)v Se Y : avTU)v tu>v §€ PZ : avrcov 

 Kal A.-W. 



" Mentioned also at H.A. 558 b 17. Thompson {Glossary^, 

 dXeKTpvaiv) considers them as a kind of bantam. 



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