OPPIAN 



0*17 (Tvv (f)LX6rrjri. Sia/cptVa? cKeBaaaas 

 alQepa t alyXrievra /cat rjipa kol ■)(vt6v vScop 

 Kal ■)(66va. 7Ta/x/xT]Tet/3av, (xtt' aXXr]X(x}v [xev eKaara, 

 iravra 8' iv dXX-qXoLGLV oixo^poavv-qs vtto 8e<T/xaj 41« 

 app-qKTcp avvehrjuas, avayKairj 8' irrepeiaas 

 aar€p,(f)7J TrdyKowov vtto t^vyov ovre yap aidrfp 

 r)€pos ovt' drip drep vSaros, ovSe p-ev vbcop 

 yairjs vocrt^t rervKrai, iv dXXrjXois he (fjvovrai, 

 TTavra 8' oSov piav etcrt, /xiW 8' dveXiaaer^ dp.oi^'qv. ^SC 

 TovveKa Kal ^vvfjcnv 6p,r]p€vovai yevedXats 

 d/x^tjSt'cov • Kal rol fxev dvaareixova eVt yaZav 

 TTOvrodev, aXXoi 8' avre /car' rjcpos ^Ap,(f)irpi.Tr] 

 alayovrai, Kov(f)OL re Xdpoi arovoevrd re (f)vXa 



t\ / ' Q^ '\ ' ' - 42/5 



aAKVovcov KparepoL U aALaierot, apTTaKrijpes 



dXXa 6^ oa Ixdvda hteprjs r* eTnjSaAAerai dyprjs. 



rjdpa 8' av repLVOvai Kal elvdXioi irep iovres 



revdiBes tprjKcov re yevos ^vdit] re x^^'Scuv 



ol 8' ore rap^riatoaiv VTreprepov eyyvdev l^Qvy, 



i^ dXos dvdpcJoaKovai Kal rjepLoi rroreovrai. ^^^ 



oAA' at /xev Krat rrjAe /cat vifjodi rapaov tetat 



revdihes' rjre Kev opviv otcraeai ou8e pev Ix^vv 



elaopdav, dyeArjSov o0' opprjacoat TrereadaL' 



at 8' dpa rdJv vrrevepOe ;!^eAt8di^€S' 6lp.ov exovaf 



tprjKes 8' avrrjg dXprjs ax^Bov rjepeOovrat, 



<• C. ii. 217 n. 



^ \dpos, M.G. 7\dpos, generic for Gulls and Terns. 



" Alcedo ispida L., M.G. \f/apo(pdyos etc. 



"* Pandion haliaetus, the Osprey, or Aquila naevia, or , 

 Haliaetus alhicilla. A. 620 a 1-12 etc. 



« LoUc/o vulgaris Cu\., the Squid. A. 524 a 30 etc. For ! 

 their flight cf. Epicharm. ap. Athen. 323 f woraval T€v6i8es ; 

 Plin. ix. 84 Loligo etiam volitat extra aquara se efFerens. 

 Oppian's lines 427-437 are paraphrased Ael. ix. 52. 



f Mentioned along with x«^'5w;' Epainet. op. Athen. 329 a. 



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