DeAcjUila.H.h.Lib.IIL 1^5 



cfl:. ^Aquilamteftudo vineit. r/W^ruprainTeftudineterrcftn^ ^ AquilatiiripasafpicienSjA^gTof ^^«^/^^ 

 Gei^j o^O(Mi/:demagnis quipufilla negligunt. Eftthripsauicula qu^dam (imo vermicuius) minutifli- fejiudo 

 ma , qua aquila cum vidcat, vt cft oculatiftima,iiaud tamen dignatur pcdequi,vtpote prsedam vngui- 'vincit. 

 bus fuis parum dignam. Ad Iiunc quidem modum(inquit Erafmus) inuenio in commentarijs Gvx- AquiU 

 corum, verum haud fcio an mendofe. nam thripas reperio vermiculi genus efte. ^ Aquilam volarc thrifo^ 

 doccs, A'€7i3//7Hctc:0u/ h^(r>L\c,\ ciufdem fententise eft prouerbium cuius illud , Delphinum natare do- ajpiciens. 

 ces. Qupdenimdelphini interpifces,idaquiIaintervoIucres. Alluiiirevideturhuc Gregoriusinepi- AquiUm 

 ftolaquadamadEudoxumrhetorem^T^^-TToAW? ga;^a(pc|v,>9 e^vcq xcAoiy^ 'Tilnaiv Aiiy<iShxi/M>i(^ovTcLc: voUredo-^ 

 Sine valere vulgus, line efte graculos , qui volatum aquilarum probent , Erafmus. Merainit Suidas, ces, 

 &:aitconuenireiniIIos qui alios docere conantur ea quse ipfi melius callent. ^ Fertur(inquiti£fchy- 

 his,qui parcemiam hanc Libyfticam vocat , YlXy^yivT oLTi^oLxja Ti^iy.S tvv caiiy El^uv iSiv"^ /M^vtu) 

 'n\tpa>iJuoL-T6i. T(iy y-^^^v^Tt cl?^m,^?^(i 'Tvii; oui^ A^Moxo/lu^ol. ItaiiicetiamEueIpisinquit,0^;)^ 



- - ^EmblemaAIciaticumlemmate^'(0r/i/W(?veli'/^;?4y^;'/^»^ EmblemA 



J. ^uftecauJJkmouetnjolucrlsSdturma^magni Vttumuloinfideas arduaArifiomenisf Alciati. 



Hocmomo-.cfuantuminteraucsegorohorefr^fioy Tantumfemideosinter Arifiomenes. Fortitu^ 



Infideanttimidditimidorumbufiacolumhie, '^saquiUintrepidisfignabenignaddmus. do. 



DE AQVILIS DIVERSIS, QVARVM VETERES 



meminerHntiacfrirnumdeijsqucisperperamaqmUrHmge'' 

 neri ajcrihmtur. 



A R I s T o T E L E s & Plinius fex aquilarum genere fecerunt,in quibus enumerandis neque ma- 

 gnitudinis neq^ nobilitatis,neq3 alius ordo ab eis obferuatur. nos quidem licerarum ordine fingula de- 

 inceps receniebimus. Sed prius, dicendum deillis , de quibus vel dubitatur , vel qu^e ineptea quibuf 

 dam aquilarum generi adfcribuntur. Poftremo aquilini generis aues a recentioribus memoratas Diuerjk 

 adijciemus. ^Diuerf^e funtfpecies aquilarum, permagn^, mediocres, paruse. Rurfusqusedamno- l}ecies a- 

 biliores funt , nec appetunt niii aues &: animalia terreftria viua. aliic fere ignobiles &: degeneres,qu^ quiUru. 

 non folum carnes viuas,fed etiam cadaiiera(vt afinorum &: alia) &: pifces exaniniatospetuntr&i Kx ac- 

 ceduntadnaturam&:i^nobilitatcmmiIuorum,Crefcentienfis. 



^A c G I p I T R E s, genus eft aquilarum, Scholiaftes Homeri. Sed accipitrinu gcnus cum 4c^^fP- 

 aquilino imperite confundi,fcripfi in Accipitre a. Nothi accipicres cfle creduntiir qi]i cenfentur in ge- ^^^^^ 

 nereaquilarum,^lianus. • , - nm aqui- 



^ A c M o N, cix.^j',genus aquil^ eft,He{ychius & Varinus.Forte auteduo luporum gencra apud ^■^^^^* 

 Oppianumabhocaquila^genereficdidafunt, vtcircusctiam &: idinus lupiab eiufdemnominisa-^^^^^ 

 uibus rapacibus. Alrachme 3i(^u\hm Syriace didam ingypseeto defcribcmus : cui vociii literam inicia- ^^^^- 

 lemdemas(nam4/articuluseft)omninocumacmoneconuenit.- chme. 



^ Aj.yj7nov,2\i] genus aquilse, alij vulturem interpretantur, ^ TVaicxTjJj/.jHefychius, Varinus, & Ai-yj-Moi. 

 o alij.nimirumqualia'iWoi/^y;/Ta.Suidaspri{cosnon><J;TO$,{edcq^ protuliflefcribitr&aj- 

 yj<7nm^ pro yjvixidv apud Herodotum quoqj legi. Sed nos Iliados cr. leginius,, rioM^? cTg x-ia/g? Jf^tj ^ostes 

 'iShyroui T/)i«ji»?. in quo loco penultimam vocis ^oTra^produci monetEuftachius.CscterumIliad.<r.vbi 

 lii verfus Homcri leguntur, 0< J^' af cu^yjTnol yaix-^w^^i^ oLyxjjXo-^^jlXou^ IlgT^w \f v^JjiA'^ /j^-yx.Aa z\oi-' 

 ^om^';^vra^,(Hidiioverfuslegunturetiamina{pideHeiiodi,)il^$o[(Patroclus & Sarpedoii) 'uxKn- 

 yvTcCi-Tt ciMyiAo^aiv o^J/cT^viEuftathius ai^^^-Tnb^saquilarumgeneriseflefcribic: &aquiIismaximepro- 

 prium eiTc vtpecris infiftanc: quodarborum rami eas non ica capianc, &:in ccrra propcer vnguium ad- 

 uncicace incedere nonpoffinc.Mihi quidem aj>o7no$,ft aquila cft,vt Grammaticis placec^gypasetus ef- 

 fevidetur,cuifententisenominis etiam ratio aftipulatur,&:iElianus, vtvidecur. /^^(finfrain Vulcurc 

 //.^.interderiuata. £'(^208^"^ V'^^ loiyccTz^ ouiyjTnoicn $}?7c2^g(^Vt;\}/«AM,Iliad.^.deMincrua& Apolline. 

 M>iejmi y l^oujTti STTO A/oVos oufyjTnoi coc,, Iliad. v. KX(Mov My^^^^i^cL^vonTipov olodvol ^ttZoui , >] o^yjTnol 

 "yxfi-^ccvv^i^^olcni^Ti-nvoL A^y^orcijjl^eAMvTTjT^poiTrzi^dcooL ycvidQvLi, Odyft.TT. deVlyfle&TcIemacho 

 filioeumagnoicente.O/ (^'(Vlyftesciimfuis^fSjfT-^a^^T^-Tnoi yoc/x-l^aivv^^^icLyx^jM-xfi^Koui opaW IaOoWs 

 i7t opvi^ic\si^Qpcocn. T^ou\jlSp T (IvTri^Ct^vi^pecL^^ccosyaoui 'mTcu^' Tz -mc, i>Xix.Wcnve7m./\jLS/jotjyS^ 7:$aA- 

 TiAi rivtToi^, <pvyi]. ')(ouipycn ^ t cwg^a? o^^fi?} Odyft^p^. ricc^^^^aii' , «.ts Tpiiuj^ody cLyiAouf , lAyccv cxjfyjTnov 

 ^l;sroJ^e/aixi/Tc$, Sophocles in Aiace. NuIIaauis tangit cadauer animalis a baiilifco mortui , non A/7^- 

 '7noiyo7r&'i'n:,xo^.pT o^Qyi^aax^a^ctjj', Nicander. ^ Auiumnominain jo5,qu£e tres {yllabasexcedunt 

 acuuntvItimam,vcai'>o7no5,;^ui^.cr'^w$,&:c.EcymoIogus. ^ Aiyi7n)4' etiamaquilam fignificacMace- A('}^7to4'* 

 donibuSjHefychius, Varinus &:EcymoIogus. ouiyjTnoi ToTi-TritpoTi TZJCss/^TncF^ri.^ (K(m) Pliilcs.ideft, 

 quancum aquila volacu culiccs vincic. Melampus vaces ex a'gypio volucre qusedam cognouifte cradi- 

 dicur, vt in Nelei hiftoria refert Scholiaftes Homef i in Odyfti A. 



