Tepe Yai [N PEA Ice OF ALEXAMDER Of NPN Doe Wish pve aa plaudits lope ard Ce, co ee tame vate mented rey font uit Ut it an fr es ha Be ‘fata ww cole ws pre begets fea ac nr he sim ened My sel by leaner he fend fy hn, a8 eyws cf ms ro Ty ila gana Regine mre ate ‘The preserved tiles of Alexander's lost woke ————— vl cena oi panera re rg errs ee ea Se i ea ea ee moet pecan aaa se ere ey ‘Maris (Aelian, NA 17.1 = PGrH 3) and the Thericus (sholiaon Nieander, see aan Ls Rb ma eee es ae aerator! ce rao sites ie oe en eee oe Se acre ace es oe ep ncn ea se et ea Fear tr el ee Settee acetate ram meee. oh ca ae al a Nee ce 8 a owe wna tert as Me ee sgeaeety ere eye a a at etermenter to sca i ch Ste ea a ac at oe eae cae ‘a oc eee oy Ses mga re ch cee en in a ntti sae emer oe oar sete meena etre deena ee aoa con na ae nea i el ya cas See rota cheer Scageasmn a aa a hey Cer te teemme ea leis Ras oe rh 4 eine eet te i cee oneal he Tae ay ‘cea eo ec Sremenmacreceee a aca nut Sek ae eee montane Py wneing ik hehe eit he name ahs (hich supe Bird Piha homped bck or kao we nd) mo tbe description eats any enuinentatonof«br that obvi mt a owe Baran ths * fran: gro equalifrting observations of rvows 14) ad See eee r 21 W), With he forme be cmingihes betwee ame an dee, wher the females hve ahora beak ad faces eer 00 shite ae ack refering bere st house purrs, seiying take woes "amc" nd os ne couty 35 "il or are th Wi eons pains ow ero reerence erage ote Fock sarov (Peroni Ferry icra vesdent st hl onan Greece and Turkey? We ave rarer of deciding, Alennde's esepon af the veo pie egal © ok eyecare, varied wih smd Spots nd i ies, fuietng IRIS Sto uyng eng ff 21'W. = tbe 9.39) ees at st ah (Sito oc ofthe sar game Sid sacha chika or rock pave, “tosh hee specie are sommelys Gree (nd by Alexander himself at TW.) ald pin vrp 98." Man rage, bower, describe detis of plumage, calor bebavou wih th dante prehon ha soe ansen br ames ca be nk india ‘pete ere eth wa condense, and oral problems my be Muminae if otstved How many of ese perceptive berating af oi to Alexander and ow many derive tom Tost sures, 1 fen fil 10 ahs On test one osasio ( 17W., on sas sex Below the bor ‘Shine to be speaking rom personal experience, and there oo rason od {ater hi, Whee pnts, bowever, athe mad kes more by ‘Stored than he fre (200), thatthe mae ual ca be dstngnishes ‘fom te female his lack markings ude he chin {15 Wha he wood ‘Gono he tut head inning rates opal, with pal yes nd rose ‘BEScpup inte (19) an does rt can wer excep the weber itn 18 W.), be is eording fact that mos ave Been kw 1 MES, farms and oben counymen fr my generatns before im, een 0 fever writen reference to any ofthese preciely comet observations DoW “Tce ragmets,in which Alexander discusses the fan, he cop ant singing swans sce o aes more remarhabe powers of observation, The est is pape wl connate on hem, ani 30 doing wl ek 0 josity {be chi hat he yin DAY Thomo’ words, the “best Fal asin omitoloss 1. THE BLACK FRANCOLIN| tn fragment 7 Wellmann (= Atheacas 93874—S) Altar writes ht he F Grveydls'a ine bigger tun a ard, al seldypagna) on ack os |scp cum mney ta Seas of tevin nde soto wing ne se Men cua ona neces science Tce tien oar tc ite ran to Saxons purrs ran eta Co aon tapi anne ances isecsies eee epee nee eee ed es aca eee ret rice a oe toe ea cnet cect Smee dma yeep at ee san wa age tay ae vec aes "ea ee har Tein eee alent ress cerca ter eet alse soci ites tr ame et ay pesca mene enna Tenuta oto selene npc Tree e cares aera aes fer aut a aca om wh ee hn cn sepetenn sacar Se se a a! se 2. THE ScoPS OWL vKtsanders major orinolgia description of th oxy Pow, Oe Aan eect Wella (~ Adacs 9 291), He Ys fi a ca ne ilo, us wih spas on en olor’ Pua, tei ts owing par rom eyebrows exch ole, AN sea fe ben ance wr 1 coment oo be a of rar cool (HA 3, 390013), and nly enough ta Aland eee oom fh norman fram Ait" The sure fhe ot ser wn ss ipora an he copiton of es 1% corse. Modern invsiations show tht the scopsmeasre 19 —20em in Tau dete te ool (atone nor) 21~—23em, and that he ater Bi is "SREY ate than te scope eos ates. The umage o the os is “RRS inte bse cour, browargey in most bids, rufos-brown in woe, Tarte scpuars ofall ype owls ave aro of white markings “are eOouEY viii scope! Te ear ff afea majo diagnostic eae, aking he shape Ute Road even when he fs eM square and es rounded tha hat of be Tite ov Miomcition of Alctade's accuracy in describing the scops o's visu are creme hen i elie a te sop, wk eile om Fraime aces: oan by day inthe dense cover of rowed Her son mich ne sey son than ear. tank all le, Neekin sone whade, en wih seemingly cals, hockwork ep Pein Soe fhe mon charac ound Ina Medteranean summer. Enjoy eran call a ote of peru stein a furter fragment pas aed Alctaner of Myndon 13 Wiis ced by a eb on Theos Tika tom Alerande” simply widout any dstinguishig “of Mynos?) we LEGS scope owls do oOo) Rave an tractive voi.” Here Welinann Somes die i esr ming ns we 2, SINGING SWANS Fragen 17 Welimann (= Atbeseus 9393) is Alexander's psa ont ebernthcomrovesy iow he swans song Here be ate owed Min) perotutmons) any dying svar, but had nt heathen sini: ‘Tos sedeen appears only peroealcbservation in the eld. no» eine (r wrnen sources, mast be tse apart the known fa ané pase Sefctcs south gel Fe san Song. which have scsi at net Giathors» here surmary ofthe relevant evidence wil suffice wo els ‘icons ancora and nligence na pte whee apes bane een Carte wrong sie * ‘Uy Ta legen tht seas sng the approach Fath fit ome io fer tutta Accu Agamemnon 14, where Cyne corpaes 1 sean Theme dea! Cassanira wh ha ng Be ast fatal lament" In the Ped (fica) Pa lana ta wane sing cree Hi, Du never mucho Ceca a when death apyroacies,Aruieora pop (49.12, 61502) on fw the th of Plas and goes om wo a tat sans My ot no ce ‘crse when dying. and that pope ailng song the Liye coast a cone ye Suny swe iging with tra wie, andthe cold eat eer toying" Alexander of Myo lng oa sal group of ancient wes (ity iv 103268 Aa, Ver Hit 18} who Chang the eed as n mms rm‘being contrary to the facts, {@ Twospeis of san, wich wero dap fom echt ne cient worl seem © hve ote in Gee ae cee Weer ‘ancn, they sl otk. enue ran (Cy lo) nde heap (Gypsy) Theme sa es msc tt wap a ser ‘onveie eta an west tl ent a aang Tang prac «wlio. ane un gen ou st Te se ofthe wan seg ths sera hve ssn re fe ngs by anyone whe taoveige tram wat eed we ts en es so ty er cp tans sr wenn Tukey. bu sale wir pops mas ap 0 Ho 80s Teglry bueeioT968and 1973) an be od ey erate Mendes Cha’! 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