OPPIAN 



i^e Kal elapivfjaL ;\;eAi8ocrtv iyyvs eKvpae 

 /Aupo/xeVat? ea re/cva, rd re a(f)L(n Xrjtaaavro "^S* 



e^ €vvrjs rj ^core? dvrjvees rje SpaKovres. 

 IxdvGL 8' av SfAc^t? fxev dpiarevei (j)LX6rr)rt 

 7Tai8(x)v, ojs" 8e /cat aAAot eov yevos a.iJicf)Le7TovaL . 



Qavfia 8' dAiTrAay/cToto kvvos To8e • t^ ya/3 errovTai 

 re/cva veo^Xaarrj Kal a(f>t,v ookos eVAeTO p-T^T-qp ■ 73. 

 dAA' ore rap^rjacoai rd r' dcTrera Set/xar' eaaiv 

 iv TTovrcp, rore Ttalhas eato Xayoveaaiv eSe/cro 

 avrrjv elaiQp.7]v, avrrjv ohov, evdev oXicrdov 

 y€iv6p,€VOL- TOLov 8e TTovov p,oyeovad irep epbTrrjg 

 dairaaiiog rerXrjKe, rrdXtv 8' vnex^varo TratSag "4' 

 arrXdyxvoL^, dip 8' dve7]K€v, or^ dp,TTvevawai (f>6^oLo. 



ToL7]v /cat ptVT^ reKeojv TTopavverat dXK-qv, 

 dAA' ou/c els V7]hvv KelvT] hvais, ola Kvvecraiv, 

 dAAd ol ev TrXevpfjai Siaacpdyes dp,(j)orepoj6ev 

 elalv VTTO 7TTepvyo)v, olt) yews Ixdvcriv dXXois, 74. 

 rfjaiv aTV^op,evo)v reKvcov <j)6^ov d/x^i/caAyTrret. 



"AAAot 8' avd^ ed re/cva 8td ord/xa rap^ijaavra 

 he^dpievoL pvovrai dr^ is Bopiov rje /caAn^v 

 oiov Srj /cat yXavKos, os ^^oxo- reKv' dyaTrd^et 

 TrdvTcov, oaaoi eaaiv ev IxOvaiv (horoKrjes' "^^ 



Kelvos yap p,lp,v€i re Traprjp^evos, 6(f)pa yevcovrat 



" Ael. i. 17 Kvwv di daXarria reKovaa ex*' (rvvviovra rd 

 (TKvKaKLa fiSt) Kal ovk et's dva^oXds' ^av Se deiffri ti to'jtwv, eh tt]v 

 fj.7)T'epa eiffeSv at'dis Kara rb dpOpov' elra, rod Seovs irapadpafj-ovTOi, 

 TO Be 7rp6ei(7ty, wawep odv dvariKTOfievov aC6is ; A. 565 b 23 ot 

 /j.ev o^iv dXKoi 7a\eoi Kal e^acpidcn Kal Se'xocrat e/s eavrovs roiii 

 veoTTovs, ... 6 5' dKavOlai ovk etVSexfTat fxbvo's tuiv yaXeOiv Sid 

 rV dKavdav. Cf. Athen. 294 e ; Plut. Mor. 983 a ; Antig. 21 ; 

 Phil. 91. In A. I.e. the pivrj and the vdpKi) are said to take 

 in their young, while the rpvyuv and the ^dros among the 



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