^oi Ohp^rvatio CCIIL DeOvhOflreorum, 



picanc,deriu6q;uci prius rerbrgunc, poiieaq; concidunc : Hoc 

 aucem in Ovisfic usque ad perfedioreni animacionisgradum; 

 tuncoftrea ceftas perfedte arileq; occludunc^ excerno humori 

 prohibciicia ingrelTum, incerno incerim pro nucricione ovoru, 

 fefc paulacim abfumence^acq; idcemporis nigricans illaincon- 

 geftamaceriespuicis ad inftarapparecqua feduioperpensajOva, 

 perfede oftrearia figura, nigroq; colore pr^dica conipiciuncur, 

 quse veldeficienciahumoris, velquiaperfedioris acquificione 

 formas mocu non egenc amplius , immobilia in ceftis perma- 

 nenCjdonec agenicrice excernancunvariisqjlocisjuciligno^li- 

 mo, lapidibus, ac ahis infideanc, & adh^reanc ad perfei^iorenn 

 figuram, ceftaromq; maceriem adipi(cendam. 



AriJioteles2i(^Qtk lihjll degen^mim.cap.XL artMX* in cefta- 

 ceisquibusdamjucipinnisjbuccinis^purpurisconcinerifemper 

 ovumjaliasmajus, aliasminus, inquibusdam aliis uc pedini- 

 bus.t myculis,&oftreis5non femper, fed vere, quod cempore 

 procedence imminuicur , demumq; cocum abolecur, nihilq; 

 ad generacionem conferre, ftd indicaremelioremnucricacio« 

 nem. quale in fanguineis eft pingue. Aucumac u^riftoteles ut 

 cx enarracis conjicipoceft, ceftaceorum Scoftreorum fpondy- 

 lum,gcrerevicemovi, quidecrefcicequidem 6c exugicur dum 

 fuccefTive projiciuncur ova(ide6q;aIiasmajus,aliasminusap- 

 parecs imminuicur,& aboleri videcur) q n?Q guftum fuaviorem, 

 & faporofiorem pr^bencdum^pondylo includuniur; uccve- 

 nic eciam in gammarorum reliquorumq; cruftaceorum foemi- 

 nis, donec ova ad capicis vicinia concinenc; per hoc aucem 

 conciudi ncquic, fpondylum ovum eiTe, &adgeneracionem 

 uti fpondylum conferre, ac ova compledi , qu^ opporcuno 

 tempore excernuncur ,& animancur,c6 modo, quo (uperius 

 dcclaravi. 



IkNoh.D^Lmzono adB.HeUanthum ILmifJa.J 



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