ARISTOTLE 



efvat TTOLvra t) tol TrXelara' ov yap olov re vi/irjXa 

 elvai TO. I^ojvra^ rov rpoirov tovtov, 



01 8e KapKivoi TCxiv ttoXvttoScov TTepiTTorara 7r€(f)v- 

 KauLV ovT€ yap eis" to TrpoaOev noLovprai ttjv rropelav 

 TrXrjV oiCJTTep etprfraL Trporepov, ttoXXovs re rovg 

 rjyovixevovs cxovgl (jlovol tujv t^cnoiv. tovtov 8* 



15 aLTiov Tj (TKXrjpoTTjg rwv TroSojv, Kal on ;\;pcDvTat 

 ov vevaews X^P^^ avroZs dAAa iropeias' 7Tet,evovTa 

 yap SiareXovatv. TTavrcjv fxev ovv tG)V ttoXuttoScov 

 els TO TrXdyiov at KapLTrai, woTrep Kal tojv rerpa- 

 TToScuv oaa rpcoyXohvriKd' TOiavTa 8' eWtv olov 

 oavpai Kal KpoKoheiXoi Kal tol ttoXXol tcov cLo- 



20 TOKovvTOJV. auTLOv S' OTL TpojyXohvTeZ rd jxev 



TOL9 TOKOLS, Ta he Kal TO) ^LOJ TTaVTl. 



XVII. 'AAAa Tcbv fjiev dXXojv ^XaiaovTai ra KcoXa 

 hid TO fiaXaKd etvai, tcov he Kapd^ojv ovtojv gkXtj- 

 poheppLOJV ol TToSe? elolv IttI rw veZv Kal ov tov 

 ^ahit^eiv p^aptv Tchv he KapKivojv rj /ca/xi/ft? el? to 



25 TrXdyiov, Kal ov ^e/SAatcrcorat coGrrep rols cootokols 

 Tcjv TeTpaiTohcov Kal toIs avat/xots" Kal TToXviroaiy 

 hid TO GKXrjpohepjjia elvai ra KCjXa Kal ouTpaKcnhrj 

 ovTL ov vevoTLKO) Kal TpajyXohvTTj- TT/Jos" TTJ yfj ydp 

 6 ^Los. Kal GTpoyyvXos he ttjv p^op^riv, Kal ovk 

 e;\;cov ovporrvyiov ojGTrep 6 Kdpa^os' Trpos ttjv 



80 vevGLV ydp ToZg Kapd^ois xprjcjtyLtov, o 8' ov vev- 

 GTLKos. Kal dpLOLOv he to) OTnodev to TrXdyiov 

 ex^i' piovosy hid TO rroXXovg ex^iv tovs rjyeixovas 

 ^ TO. ^u}i>Ta om. SU. 



« 712 b 20 f. 



*> Viz. two pairs of front legs. 



i.e. they walk both on dry land and in the sea. 



** The whole of the section is obscure, and the text doubtful. 



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