ARISTOTLE 



695 b ^ 



20 Tj (jyvois TTOiet. inel 8* evai/xa eart Kraro, rrjv 



ovoiav, hia iiev to vevoTiKo. elvai m^pvyia ex^L, Sta 

 Se TO firj ne^eveiv ovk e;^et TroSa?* t^ ycip rcov ttoScov 



TTpOodeULg 77/30? TT^V €7TL TO) TTehicp KLVqOLV ;)^pT^atjLto? 



ianv. dfia Se Trrepvy la rerrapa kol irohas ovx 

 OLOV r e;)(etv, ovh^ aAAo /ccoAov roiovrov ou3ev 

 25 evaifia yap. ol 8e KopSuAot Ppdyxio, exovreg TToSa? 

 exovGiv TTrepvy la yap ovk e;)(;oi;CTtv, aAAo, tt^v oupav 

 [lavcnSr] Kal irXaTelav. 



''E;)(0UCTt Se Tcov IxOvojv ogol jjltj TrXarelg, KaOdnep 

 ^dro? Kal rpvycov, rerrapa Trrepvyca, Svo ptev ev 



696 a Tot? TTpaveai, Bvo S* iv TOts" VTTTLOLS' ttXelcx) Se 



rovTCov ouSetS", dvaipLoi yap dv rjoav. rovra)v 8e tcx 

 jLtev eV to) Trpavel gx^^ov Trdvres exovon, rd 8* eV 

 Tot? VTTTLOLS €i'LOi Tcov jjLaKpwv Kal vdxog eXOVTOJV 

 I OVK exovGLV, OLOV iyx^Xvg Kal yoyypos Kal Keorpeojv 

 Tt yevos TO ev rfj Xipvrj rfj iv Stoats', ocra 8' iarl 

 pLaKpo(f)V€aT€pa Kal 6<f)Ld>hri p^aXXov, olov op.vpaiva, 

 ovhkv exovGL 7TT€pvyLov aTrAcus', aAAo, rals /ca/XTrat? 

 KLVOVvrai, p^pdS/xevat ro) vypqj ajGirep ol 6(jieis rfj 

 yfj' Tov avTov^ yap ol 6<^€L£ rpoirov^ viovGiv ovirep 

 10 cttI TTJs yrjs epTTovGiv. alria 8e rod [xr] ^x^lv tovs 

 6(f)icoSeLs TCOV lxOvcx)v TTTepvyia, TJnep Kal tojv 

 6(f)€a>v rod diroSa? elvai. to 8' acTiov ev TOtg irepl 

 rropeias Kal Kivrjoeois tojv ^coojv e'iprjTai. t) ydp 

 KaKcog dv eKivovvTO, TeTTapot Gr]p,eLOL? KLvovpceva 



^ TOV avTov Peck : tovtov vulg. 



2 Ol o<f)€is TOV rpoTTOv Y6: TOV delevi: tov Tpoirov ol o</)eis 

 vulg» 



<» The Cordylus was probably the larval form of some 

 triton or ne%vt, such as Triton alpestris or Salamandra atra, 

 which retains its gills till it is well grown (D'Arcy Thompson). 



" i.e. pectoral. • i.e. ventral, 



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