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/cat Kev ris TraXdfjLrjaLV are ifjafjiddoLo ^adeirjs 

 OLvrLaaa? KCLvrjatv in l)(dvaiv djji'qaaiTO. 49{ 



rds S' oTTore (fipdaacovr at erri a(f)t,a(, 7T€7Tr7]VLas 

 iX^v^oXoi, KoiXrjUL TrepiTTTvaaovai aayqvais 

 daTTaalcos , TroXXrjV 8e ttotl p-qy/juvas dyovaiv 

 dyprjv v6(T(f>i, ttovolo Kal dyyea Trdvr^ d(f)vrj(nv 

 €v t' a/carou? eTrXrjaav, ctt' T^idcrt 8e jSa^etat? 49{ 

 drjjjiojvas v^rjaav, aTT€Lp€aL7]v )(vaLV dyp-qs. 

 olov 8' ipyarivai Atjovs ttovov eKreXeaavTcs, 

 TTvoifjg ■)(^epaaioLS re SiaKpivavrcs ip^rfiols 

 KapTTOv, ivTpoxdXoLO jxiaov /caret -)(^ci)pov dXcorjs 

 TToXXov ivTjijaavro , TrepLTrXrjdovaa 8e Trdvrr) SOC 



TTvpohoKO'S aT€(f)dv7] XevKaiveraL evBov dXcorjs' 

 60S" roT^ aTTeipeairjcri, rrepiTrXrjdrjs d(/}vr]aLV 

 6(f)pvs dyxi'dXov XevKaiverai alyiaXolo. 



OyAa 8e 7rqXap.vhajv e/c p^kv yivos elal daXdcrcrqs 

 Ey^eiVou, Ovvvris Se ^apv(f)povos elXeWvLaL' SOJ 



KelvaL ydp, AlatcDrts' orrrj ^vp^pdXXeraL dXp,rj, 

 dypojJievaL XipLvaZov vtto ar6p.a /cat hovaKrjas 

 vSprjXovs (vSlvos eTraXyeos ep^viqaavro' 

 /cat TO, p.ev oaaa Kixoiai p.€rahpop,dhr]v Karihovaiv 

 <hd, rd 8' iv hovdKeaai /cat ev axoivoiat pevovra sk 

 7Tr]Xapv8cov dyeXas wprj re/cev at 8' ore Kvp,a 

 TTpdJTOV iTTujjaipwaL TTopoLO re TreLprjaojvraL, 

 ^eivov dXog arrevhovai fierd ttXoov, ovb^ ideXovai 



" Demeter. * i.e. winnowing fans, cf. Horn. Od. xi. 128. 



" One-year-old Tunnies ; A. 488 a 6 among gregarious 

 fishes are oi's koXovixl 5pofia.8as, dvvvoi, Tr-qXa/jLvdes, 54-3 a 2 the 

 dvvvos and the TmjXafivs breed once a year ; 543 b 2 ot 8e 

 irrjXafivSes Kal oi dvvvoi tlktovctiv iv t<^ Uovrcp, &Wo6i 8' of* ; 

 571 a 15 Srav yap riKuaiv oi ixOvts iv ti^ TLdvTU), ylyvovrai f/c 

 rod u)ou &s KaXovaiv oi fxev crKopSvXas, Bv^dvTtoi 5' oi'^tSos dia to 

 iv oXiyais av^dveadai ijfj.ipai^' Kai i^epxovrat fxev tov (pOivoirupov 

 &fia raij Ovvviffiv, dairXeovffL d( tov ?apos ■fjdt] ovcrai TTTjXa/xrSes, 

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