Sources and Critical Notes. · 4

208. Arist. Meteor. iv. 4; 382 a 1; Probl. 21, 22; 929 b 16; cf. Plut. de prim. frig. 952 B.

209. Plut. de prim. frig. 952 B.

210-213. Simpl. de caelo, Peyr. p. 28; Gaisf. Poet. Min. Gr. II. xliii. Brand. Schol. Arist. 507 a.

210. A εἰ δ’ ἔτι σοι, B εἰδέτι σοι, Taur. εἰ δέ τισι. 212. MS. εἴδη τε γενοίατο χροιάστε, corr. Ritschl.

214. Athen. viii. 334 B.

215-218. Simpl. de caelo a little after 213. 218. Simpl. Phys. 74 v 331, 9.

215. MS. ὡς δὲ... ἔπειτ’, corr. Karst.: A ἐδίῃνεν ἐν, B ἐδείκνυεν ἐν, Taur. ἐδείκνυεν. 216. A ἡ δέ ἀποπνέουσα, B εἰ δὲ ἀποπνοίουσα, Taur. ἡ δὲ ἀποπνείουσα, Panz. ἡδὺ δ’ ἐπιπνείουσα, corr. Stein. 217. Phys. E πλάσης, a πλάσιος, text from de caelo.

219. Arist. de gen. anim. i. 23; 731 a 5; cf. Philop. on this passage and Theophr. de caus. plant. i. 7, 1.

Philop. and Arist.... μικρὰ... ἐλαίας.

220. Plut. Quaest. conv. 683 D.

221. Plut. Quaest. nat. 912 C, 919 D; cf. Arist. Top. iv. 5; 127 a 18. MS. ἀπὸ φλοιοῦ, corr. Meziriacus.

222-231. Hippolyt. Ref. haer. 251 Mill; Schneidewin, Philol. vi. p. 165.

222. MS. καὶ ἓν, corr. Mill. MS. σφαδίνησιν... corr. Schneid. 223. MS. ἐποπτεύεις, corr. Schneid. 224. MS. ταῦτα δὲ, corr. Schneid. 225. MS. κτ... Schneid. κατερχόμεν’, corr. Stein. 227. MS. τάλλ’ οἱῶν ἐπιρέξεις, corr. Schneid. 228, MS. δῆλα πέλονται... μέριμναι, Schneid. δείλ’ ἀπάλαμνα... μερίμνας. 299. MS. σῆς, Schneid. ἶσ’. 231. Cf. Sext. E. Math. viii. 286. MS. of Hippol. καὶ γνωματοσισον.

232. Plut. Quaest. conv. 745 D.

233-235. Plut. Quaest. conv. 618 B. 234-235, de fac. lun. 927 F.

234. Quaest. conv. καὶ μὴν, de fac. lun. καὶ τὴν, Stein μαινῶν, Diels καλχῶν, comparing Nicander, Alexipharm. 393 and Schol. Schneid. p. 98 for the interpretation of a fish furnishing a dye. Also Arist. Hist. anim. viii. 13; 599 a 10 πορφύραι καὶ κήρυκες.

236-237. Arist. Meteor. iv. 9 387 b 4.

237. MS. λεπίδες, corr. Karst. from a gloss of Hesych.

238-239. Plut. de fort. 98 D.

238. MS. ἐχῖνος, corr. Steph. 239. MS. ὀξυβελὴς δέ τε, text follows Cd. Vulc.

240-242. Simpl. de caelo, Peyr. 28; Gaisford xliii. Brand. Schol. 512 a. The three lines are cited separately.

242. A ξυμπρώτ’, B ξυμπρώταις, corr. Karst.

243. Plut. Quaest. conv. 683 E.

244-246. Simpl. de caelo, Peyr. 46; Gaisf. xliv. Schol. Brand. 512 a. 244. Ar. de anim. iii. 6; 430 a 29; de gen. an. i. 18; 722 b 20, and commentators.

244. MS. ᾗ, ἤ, ὡς. 245. πολλαὶ, πολλῶν ἐμπλάζοντο.

247-253. Simpl. Phys. 258 r.

247. MS. τοῦτον μὲν ἂν... ὄγκον, Vulg. omits ἂν, text from Diels. 249. MS. θαλέθοντος, corr. Karst. 253. Ald. ὀρειμελέεσσιν, corr. Schneider (cf. 438).

254-256. Simpl. de caelo following 246 after a break.

254. B Taur. omit δαίμονι. 256. B Taur. ἐξεγένετο.

257-260. Aelian, hist. anim. xvi. 29. Cf. Plut. Colot. 1123 B.