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 Tolov /cat KdXXL)(^dvg €X€i adevos rjSe yevedXrj 331 



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 TrXd^ovraf tolols Se ^paxi-OGtv dypoyaaovrai. 



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Kvprov 8e nXe^aio Trepihpop^ov orrt fieyLorov, 

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 ov fjbdXa dapcraXeog Trpoinqv ohov, dXXd rdxLcrra 35( 

 Satad/jLevos iraXivopaog direhpajMev evdev eneira 

 Kvprevs fJ-ev Keivoiatv del veorepirea (f)op^r)v 

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« Introd. p. Ivii. * H. iii. 132 n. 



" Canthariis griseus {Cantharus lineatus), M.G. aaKadapos, 

 Payiovvo at Corfu (Apost. p. 18). 



■* Day i. p. 26 " Prefers rocky ground, feeding on the 

 finer kinds of seaweeds. It is found in bays and harbours, 

 and frequently captured by anglers fishing from the shore, 

 rocks, or piers." 

 374 



