OPPIAN 



earc cf>vrj [xeXecov Kal dvoareos, oaaa re (f)vXa 



r} XeTTiGLV TTVKLvfjai KaXvTTrerai, "q ^oAtSecrcrt 64C 



(ppaKra, ra 8 d)0(f)6poL(nv 6p,co? <LhZaL pbeXovrat' 



e/c oe Kvvos Xd^poi-o koI alerov oaaa re <f)vXa 



KXrj^ovrai aeXaxeca /cat Ixdvvofiwv ^aaiXricov 



heXcf)ivix}v (ficoKTjs T€ ^odoTTiBos avTLKa TratSes" 



€/c yeverrjs dvexovaiv ioLKoreg olai roKevow. 64^ 



Ot S' Tj roL TTavres /xeV, ocrot vaiovai ddXaaaav 

 IfCOoroKOL, (jjiXeovat /cat d/xc^teTroucri yevedXrjv, 

 S€X(f)ivoJV 8' ovTTOi Ti decjTepov dXXo rervKrai' 

 (x)s ireov Kal (jicbres eaav irdpos 7]Se TroAi^a? 



" A. Part, an, 654 a 9 rof 5' ^vrojua tCiv ^(ficoi' Kal to. fxaXaKia 

 . . , ovd^u . . . ocrTudes ex^'" ^oiKev ovde yeTjpbv diroKeKpi/j.ivoi', 

 OTL Kal d^iov eiwelv, dWa. ra fxev fxaXaKia ffx^Sov 6\a (xapKihSr) koX 

 fioXaKO.. 



* For the distinction between Xeiridwrd and ^oXiSurd cf. 

 A. 505 a 20 fF. ^tl 5e irpos r&Wa fcjja oi Ixdves 5ca(p€povcri . . ,' 

 oifre yap uffirfp tQv ire'^Civ baa ^ifiOTOKa ^^et Tpi'xaj, ovd' ibffrrep 

 ^via ruiv LOOTOKOVVTUV TeTpaTToSwv (poXidas, oil'6' ws to tQu opvewv 

 yivoi vrepuTov, dXX' oi fxep irXelaroL avrQv XeTridoJToi eltnv, oXiyoi 

 5^ Tives rpaxeis, iXaxt-CTOi' 5' iffrl ttXtjOos avrdv to X^lov. rQ>v 

 ft.kv oZv aeXax^v to, fiev rpaxfa iari, to. de Xeia, ySyypoi Si Kal 

 iyXiXves Kal Ovvvol tQv Xelwv. For distinction between Xtirls 

 and 9l)oXis cf. A. 490 b 22, etc. The XeiridcoroL thus include 

 the great majority of fishes, while the (poXiduroi inchide 

 Snakes (dTroda (foroKa (poXidcord) — only the Viper (ex") being 

 viviparous (A. 511 a 16)— Lizards and Tortoises {Terpdiroda 

 (poTOKa (f)oXidurd), Cf. Ael. xi. 37 0o\i5wrd Se aavpos, 

 (raXafj.di'Spa, x^^'^^'V^ KpoKoSeiXos, 6<f)is. ravra 5e Kal rb yijpas 

 diroSveTai, ttXtjv KpoKodeiXov Kal x^Xwj'tjs. 



" For /xaXdKia cf. A. 549 b 27 ra hh fiaXaKia eK rod avvSva- 

 fffxov Kal TfjS oxe^as vov tax^i- XevKbv. For Xeiri8u)T0L cf. A. 

 505 b 2 eiVi 5' avrCov {sc. tQsv ixdi'cov oi iu.iv i^otokol oi ^(pordKOi, 

 oi fJ-ev XeiridoiTol vavres uJotokol to, 8i (reXdxv irdvTa ^ujoroKa irXrjv 

 §aTpdxov. For <^oXi5wrd cf. A. Fart. an. 733 a 6 o2 fj-kv yap 

 dpvides Kal TO, (poXidwrd . . . tfOTOKovffi. 



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