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 cum ergo acciderit ei humiditas ex superfluitate hrcmiditatum 

 corrumpetur S. ^ Txepl codd.* : om. Bekker. 



" Aristotle's observation that the yolk liquefies is quite 

 correct. The white loses water, partly by evaporation 

 through the shell, and partly to the growing embryo via the 

 yolk-sac and the yolk. 



** Perhaps this should be emended to read " when it is 



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