ARISTOTLE 



dvdpwTTCov ol Saaelg a(f)podiaiaaTLKol Kal ttoXv- 

 airepfjioi fidXXov elai rcbv Xeicov. 6 jxev ovv SaavTTOvg 

 ra juev twv KVT]ixdTcov dreXyj rroXXaKLg ^X^''> "^^ 

 8e TTpoter at TereXeLcofieva rojv reKvcov. 

 VI 5 Tcov Se ijiporoKCOv to. fxev aTeXrj Trpoterai ^coa 

 rd 8e rereXetiofxeva, to, fxev fxcovv^d rereXeicoyieva 

 /cat TO. 8i)(rjXd, rdJv Se TToAucrp^tScov dreXrj rd^ TToXXa. 

 TOVTOV 8' aiTLov OTL rd jjbev iJicovv)(a jxovoTOKa earl, 

 rd 8e Stxy]Xd t) jJiovoTOKa rj hiroKa cLg enl to ttoXv, 



10 pdSiov 8e rd oXiya €KTp€(f)€LV. rtov 8e 7ToXvaxt-8d)v 

 oaa dreXrj riKrei, Trdvra TToXvroKa- 8to vea [xev 

 ovra Bvvarat, rd Kvqixara Tp€cf)€iv,^ orav 8' av^rjdfj 

 Kal Xd^rj fxeyedos ov Svvafjievov rod GcvjxaTos 

 eKTp4(f>€iV, TTpoterai Kaddirep rd aKcjXrjKoroKa TOJv 

 t^ojoiv. Kal ydp tovtcdv rd jxev dSLapdpcora a^^^ov 



15 yevva, KadaTrep dXd)7T7]^ dpKros Xecov, TTapaTrXrj- 

 atcos 8' €via Kal rcbv dXXcov rv<j)Xd 8e Travra 

 ax^Sov, otov ravrd re /cat eVi kvcdv Xvkos dcos. 

 jxovov 8e TToXvroKov ov rj us" TeAetoro/cet, /cat 

 eTTaAAarret tovto jjlovov TroAuro/cet [xev ydp ws 

 rd TToXvaxi'^yj ,^ Slxt^Xov S ecrrt /cat ficovvxov €lgl 



20 ydp 7TOV fiwvvx^s veg. iroXvTOKel jxev ovv 8td to 



^ TO P : om. viilg. 



^ rp€<f>eiv PvS : eKTpi<j)€i,v vulj?. 



' CO? TroXva)(i-ifj '/j '• (OS noXvaxt^es PY. 



" But see the proviso at 771 b 5 if. 



" i.e., in an imperfect condition. 



" See H.A. 499 b 12. The solid-hoofed is the more un- 

 usual variety. 

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