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ARISTOTLE 



TTjV et? TO ixeyedos Tpo^y]V els ttjv aTrepixaTtKrjv 

 aTTOKpiveadai Trepirrcvaiv tovto yap cis jxwvvxov 

 6V^ ovK e-^ei fxeyedog. a/xa 8e Kal jxaXXov, cjaTrep 

 dn(f)ia^r]Touv rfj cjyvaei Tjj rojv iJLOjvv)(iov, hi)^7]X6v 

 iariv. Sta /xev ovv tovto Kal jJLOvoTOKel ttotc^ Kal 



25 SiTOKcl Kal TToXvTOKel TO. TrXeldTa, eVrpe^et S' els 

 reAos" Sta ttjv tou aco/xaros" ev^oaiav e;^ei yap cos 

 TTteipa yrj (jiVToZs iKavrjv Kal baipiXij Tpo(j)rjV. 



TiKTOvat S' aTeXrj Kal TV<j)Xa Kal Tchv opvidoiv 

 Tives, oaoi TToXvTOKovaiv avTcbv purj aojpLaTcov 

 e^ovTes /xeye^o?, olov Kopwvrj KiTTa OTpovdol 

 ■)(<eXih6v€s y Kal TCx)v oXiyoTOKovvTCJV oua p.r) Sai/jiXi] 



30 Tpo<f)r]v ovveKTLKTeL rot? TeKvoig, olov ^ctrra Kal 

 Tpvyoiv Kal 7TepiaT€pd. Kai Sta tovto tcov X^^'" 

 Sovcov iav Tt? €Ti veojv ovtcdv eKKevTrjcrr^ to. opLjxaTa, 

 TTaXiv vyidt^ovTai- yivop-evajv yap dAA' ov yeyevq- 

 puevcov (jyBeipovTai,^ Sioirep (f)VovTai Kal jSAaara- 



35 vovaiv e^ dp)(y]S. oXcog Se rrpoTepel [xev TT]>i tc- 

 Xeioyovias Sta ttjv dhvvapbiav rov iKTpe(j)€U', aTeXrj 



^ ov P : oni. vulg. ^ nore P : om. vulg. 



' (f>9eipovTai Y : (fjdeipovai P : <f>deipeTai vulg. 



" The distinction which Aristotle makes here corresponds 

 to the distinction now made between nidicolous birds (those 

 here described) and nidifugous birds. The former are born 

 blind, the latter can see at birth. 



* Or, magpie. "^ See table of birds, p. 368. 

 ^ i.e., not enough yolk. 



* The origin of this story is not clear. It cannot be true 

 if " put out " means " removed," but lesser degrees of injury 

 might be followed by repair and recovery of function. A 

 somewhat similar phenomenon is the well-known " Wolffian 

 regeneration " in amphibia, where after removal of the lens 

 of the eye a new leas regenerates from the margin of the 

 iris, i.e., from a place other than that of its normal origin, 



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