OPPIAN 



Kcivog /cat aOevapo) rrcp e<j)opyir]dels eXi^avTi 



TToAXaKLS iv KOVLTjai v€Kvv TOLovTov edr^Kev. 



rjpefia Se ^avdols inl /caAAi/cd/xotcrt jxercoTroLs 



Kai vibrcp paddiJULyyes i'Tnjrptfxa TTop(j)vpovai. 



TTavre'S S' appeves elat Kal ovTrore drjXvs oparai- 56C 



/cat TTodev, ovK iSd-qv, ^/aa^co S' ovv^ cos 8e8arj/ca, 



etr ovv e/c TTerprjs oXoov roSe <f)vXov eTrrjXdev, 



eiT avToxdoves elaiv, eTravreXXovai Se yairjs, 



etVe 77/30? aXXriXcoVy repag dypiov, €K(f)vovraL 



v6a(l>i, TTodoiv /cat v6a(f)i ydp^cov /cat v6a(f>i tokolo. 565 



rjSr] /cat Stepotatr ei/ vypoTTopoio daXdaarjs 



^evdeatv avroppeKra (fivei /cat d/jLt^ropa (jivXa, 



oarped^ t'^ rjTrehavai, t' d(f)vaL KoxXiov re yevedXa 



ocrrpaKa re arpopi^oi re^ ra re ifiap^ddoiai, (f>vovrai. 



Movaa <j)iXr], ^aicbv ov /xot defiis dp,(f>ls deiSetv 570 



OT^rtSavou? AtVe Qrjpas, oaois p-'fj Kdpros OTrrjheZ, 



TTavdripas ')(apo'novs 178 alXovpovs KaKoepyovs, 



^ ovx most Mss. : corr. Brunck. 



2 dcrrpeov BCDE : offrp^uv FHM. 



' r' after 6<TTpea Schneider, om. mss. 



" Diod. iii. 34 tovto (the Rhinoceros) irepi ttjj vofj.TJs aei 

 dia<p€p6fj.ei'ov eXicpavri rb /xiv Kepas irpos rtvas ruv fiei^ovwv 

 werpQiv drjyet, crvfiireffov 5' eZj fiaxv^ t<^ irpoeipr^ixivi^ OTjpicj; Kai 

 VTTodvvov vwo TT]V KOLXiav dvappriTT€i rip Kepari, Kadairep ^i(f)ei, 

 rriv capKa. ri^ de roiovTifi rpbiru) rrjs fJi-dxv^ XP'^M^''"'' ^^a'M"* 

 iroiei TCL drjpia Kal iroWa 5ia(pdeipei, orav 8^ 6 i\4(f>ai, (pddcrai 

 TTjv vwb Tr]v KoiKiav virodvaiv, tt] irpo^ocTKidi. TrpoKaraXd^riTai rbv 

 piuoKfpuv, wepiyiverai pq.5iws, tvtttuv tois obovat {i.e. tusks) Kal 

 rrj ^ig, irXiov icrxvoiv. Similar account in Strabo, Plin., Ael., 

 Solin. II. cc. Pausan. v. 12 01 5^ AldioiriKol ravpot. rd Kepara 

 (pvovcTLv ivl rfi pLvi seems to mean the Rhinoceros. 



* Diod. I.e. T7]v xpodv irv^oeibTi. Plin. I.e. and Solin, xxx. 

 21 color buxeus. On the other hand Strab. I.e. ovSi xi'-^cj) rb 

 XP^IJ-a ip.4>€p€s d\X i\^(pavTi /jLaWov. 



" Cf. H. i. 762 fF. where the examples of spontaneous 

 generation given are ocrrpea ffijfnravra and dclydi). The present 



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