A glossary of Greek birds

University Of California Libraries, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

Informations

• Publié par: shuij
• Nombre de lectures: 21
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 29 Mo

Extrait

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MEDICAL CENTER LIBRARY SAN FRANCISCO FROM THBJLreWTRY OF THE LATE PAN S. M.D.CODELLAS, -rr^r s*~GLOSSARY OF GREEK BIRDSBonbon HENRY FROWDE PRESS WAREHOUSEOXFORD UNIVERSITY AMEN E.G.CORNER, AVENUE& 66 FIFTHMACMILLAN CO.,Fro. I. FIG. 2. FIG. FIG. 3. FIG. FIG. 6.5. FRONTISPIECE.ILLUSTRATIONS. FIG. i. AN ARCHAIC PROBABLY PARTHIAN (Paris Coll., 1264,2 ;GEM, und PI.cf. Keller, xxi, 14).Imhoof-Blumer FIG. 2. TETRADRACHM OF ERETRIA M. CentralCat., Or.,(B. PI. xxiii, i). inBoth these a bird on a bull's (or cow's) back, mysubjects represent in relation to the Taurus Inthe (videopinion pleiad sign infra, p. 31). in r it is in2 the bull is to the ;round, symbolize tropic Fig.Fig. turning the conventional attitude of the constellation as AratusTaurus,kneeling describes it (Ph. 517) 5f ateeXfcov oK\a,Tavpov oaarj irepityaiveTai or in Cicero's translation ' flexo Taurus connititurAtque genu ingens.' other kindred the coins of also, among types, Paphos, showingCompare hisa bull with the solar disc on or over back {Rev. Num., 1883,winged H. Numorum, &c.).p. 355; Head, p. 624, AND CRABFIGS. A COIN OF WITH EAGLEAGRIGENTUM, (Head,3, 4. is associated withH. which closelyNiimorum, p. 105). Aquila, Cancer rises : itManil. i. sets as624), may figure,Capricorn (cf. as a solstitialtherefore, sign. WITH THE COCKFIG. COIN OF BEFORE B.C.HlMERA, 842, (Head,5. H. cf.Numorum, 125 ; infra, p. 26).p. WITH ANDFIG. 6. ATHENIAN TETRADRACHM, OWL, OLIVE-TWIG, cf.CRESCENT MOON (Head, p. 312; infra, p. 46). AGRIGENTUM. Cf. Aesch.FIG. DECADRACHM OF7 (on title]. Agam. The reverse of the coin shows Cancer110-120 (vide infra, p. 8). associated with the solar Quadriga.