ARISTOTLE 



752 a 



(pyji', TO, 8' (La hia rivos; eTretSi^Tre/) o?);^ (vcnrep ol 

 aKajXrjKes avra hi avrcov XauBdvec rriv av^ricnv. 

 et o eart ri ot ov TrpoaTrecpvKe, rovro Trot rpeTTCTai 

 reXeoidevTog ; ov yap avve^epx^rat, KaOdirep 6 



30 opLcjiaXog rot? ^wocg^- ytverat yap to Trepi^ ocrrpaicov 

 reXecodevTos . to fxev ovv elp-qfievov opdcos ^rjrelTaL- 

 XavBdveL S' on to yivofievov ooTpaKov to irpaJTOv 

 [jiaXaKog vjJiTjv ioTLV, dXXd TeXecudevTO? ytVerat 

 cTKXrjpov /cat Kpavpov, ovtco avfXfxeTpcog oiOT i^- 

 epx^Tai, jjikv eTL jxaXaKov [ttovov yap dv napelx^ 



35 TiKTOfievov) , i^eXdov S' evOvg TrrjyvvTai i/jv^d^v, 



752 b (Jwe^aTpbil^ovTos tov vypov Ta^v St' oAtydrT^ra, 



XeLTTOjJLevov Se tov yecuSovg. tovtov 817 rt tov 



vfJievos Kar' dp^d? o/x^aAcDSe? ecrrt /caTo, to o^v, 



/cat aTTex^i' eVt jLtt/cpcDv oVtcdi' otov auAd?. <f}avep6v 



S' eCTlV ev TOt? CK^oXlfMOL? T(x)V fllKpdJV (hdjv idv 

 5 yap ^pe^dfj t] dXXcvs ttoj? piyojaaua CK^dXr} rj 

 opvig, €Ti at/xarcDSe? re ^atVerat to Kvrjjxa /cat 

 e;^ov 8t' iavTov gtoXov p.iKp6v oixt^aXcoSrj. /xet- 

 ^ovo? Se yivopLevov TreptTetVeTat^ /zaAAor owto? /cat 

 eAaTTOJV' ytVeTat. TeXewOevTog Se to d^u toO <Z»oi} 

 TOVTO CTU/ijSatVet to irepas. vtto Se tovtco 6 ivTos 

 10 vfi-qv, og 6pit,ei to XevKov /cat to coxpov dno tov- 

 tov. TeXeiwOevTog 8' aTzoAueTai oAov to a»di', /cat 



^ fortasse ^woTOKovfxevois vel ^a>oTo/coi? scribendum. 



* Trepalverat Z. pro /cat e'ActTTWv . . . nepas et efficientur ova 

 citrina, et inaxime apud complementum. et cum complentur 

 accidit ut sit emissio 2. 



» See 73:3 a 32 and note there. Of. also 758 b 13 ff. 



* i.e., the young of viviparous animals. Perhaps we should 

 read " <the young of viviparous> animals." 



" This is a reference to the chalazae, the function and 

 development of which are obscure. 

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