785 b 



ARISTOTLE 



fxev rpi^es Kara ra Se'/a/xara ^era^aXXovai, to. Se 



15 Sepixara ovdev Kara ra TTvevfiara /cat rov rjAiov. 



VI Tojv Se ^wcov ra fiev eari fiovoxpoa [Xeyco Se 

 pLovo)(poa (hv ro yevos oXov ev )(pa)jjia €)(^ec, olov 

 Xeovreg irvppol rravres' /cat rovro /cat eV opvidcov 

 /cat eiT Ixdvcov earl /cat ra>v dXXcov t,<l)OJV o^otco?), 



20 ra he TToXv^poa /xev, oXo^poa Se (Ae'ycu 8e cuv ro 

 crcojua oAoi^ ti]i^ avrrjv e;)^et ^^pdav, ofov ^ovs" lariv 

 oXo's XevKO'S /cat oAo? fieXag), ra 8e TTOt/ct'Aa. rovro 

 Se 8i;)(ais", ra ^ev to) yevei, wanep TrdpSaXtg /cat 

 rao)?, /cat tcDv L)(dvcov eVtot, otov at KaXovfxevai 

 OpdrraL- rcbv Se to /zev yevos dirav ov ttolklXov, 



25 yivovrai he ttolklXol, olov ^oe? /cat atye?, /cat ei^ 

 Tot? opvLOLV, olov at TTepiarepai- /cat d'AAa 8e yeVry 

 TO auTO 7Td(j)(€L rdjv opvtdojv. fxera^dXXet, he ra 

 oXo^poa TToXXcp pidXXov rcov fxovoxpdojv, /cat et? 

 TTyv dXXrjXcov XP^^^ ''"^^ dnXrjv, olov e/c XevKOJv 

 fxeXava /cat e/c jxeXdvcov XevKa, /cat j-Lepnypieva e^ 



30 ap.(f)orepu>v y Sta to oAo) to) yevei vrrdpxetv ev rfj 

 (bvaeL ro fir) jxcav e;^etv ;^pdav evKivrjrov yap 

 v7Tapx€i 677 apL(f>orepa ro yevos, ojore Kal els 

 dXXrjXa jxera^aXXeiv /cat Trot/ctAAea^at /xdAAor. to. 

 Se fjLovoxpoa rovvavriov ov yap jxera^dXXeL, dv 

 fjLTj hid Tiddos, /cat rovro OTrdviov TJhr) ydp Jjirrai 



35 /cat rrephi^ XevKrj /cat Kopa^ /cat arpovdos /cat 

 dpKros. avjJi^aiveL Se ravra, orav ev rfj yeveaei 



" A fish called thritta is mentioned at 77.^4. 631 b 16 (and 

 fragment 285, 1538 a 40), which is supposed to be the shad. 



** Aristotle's diagnosis is essentially correct. Albinism is 

 not " natural," but an " affection " due to absence of pig- 

 ment. 



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