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ARISTOTLE 



Kal ras /ca/MTra? eiSos" Tt^ TiOevai aKcoXrjKos, Kal 



10 ra rcov apa)(^vtojv . KairoL Sdfetev av cpoig ioiKevai 

 Sia TTjv rov (T^-qyiaTos 7Tept(j}ip€Lav Kal tovtcjov evia 

 Kal TToXXa Tcov aXXcov dAA' ov ro) ax^P-o-ri XeKreov 

 ovbe TTJ fj.aXaKorrjTL Kal aKXrjpoTrjTL {Kal yap 

 aKXrjpa ra KvqpiaTa yiyverai eviojv) aiXXa to) oXov 

 fiera^aXXeiv Kal ixrj eV [.Lopiov tlvos yiveudai ro 



15 t,(hov. TTpoeXdovra Se Trai^ra ra aKajXrjKcoSr] Kal 

 rov fxeyedov? Xa^ovra reAos" olov chov yiyveraf 

 aKXrjpvverai. re yap Trepl avra to KeXv^os, /cat 

 aKivrirityOvaL Kara rovrov rov Kaipov. StJAoi' Se 

 Tovro iv rots' aKcoXrj^t rolg tcov fieXiTTCov Kal 

 ar(f)'r]Ka)v Kal rat? KafXTrais. rovrov 8 a'triot' on rf 



20 (fyvcri? ojairepavel irpo ojpas (LoroKel 8ta rr^v 

 dreXciav rrjv avrrj?, co? ovros rod crKcoXrjKos ere ev 

 av^rjoet, <l>ov /xaXaKov. rov avrov Se rporrov Kal 

 inl rajv a'AAcov' avfi^alvei rravrajv rcov ixjf e| o;;^etas' 

 yiyvo/xevcov iv eptot? 'Q riacv d'AAotS' rotouTOtS", Kai 

 rcbv iv TOt? y'Saorti^. rtdvra yap [xerd rrjv rov 



25 UKoiXrjKog (f)VGiv aKivqrLaavra, Kat, rod /ceAy^ous" 

 TrepL^Tjpavdivros , pierd ravra rovrov payevrog 

 i^€p)(€raL Kaddirep i^ coov ^a)OV ivLreXeadev e77t 



^ Ti P : om. vulg. ^ firj om. PSZ. 



" This apparently means the eggs from which they are 

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