. Academiae Caesareo-Leopoldinae Naturae Curiosorum Ephemerides. . Afufeo Vallisneriano. Slrenis manus iconem, quae ouper ab Indiis noftras appulitoras.cibi fifto, Praefespraeclariflime,ucvideasquancumnacu-ra ludac, nec a vericaceefleprorfusalienum, dari pifccs, qui inparcibus praccipue fuperioribus humanam imaginem referunr.Scrvo ec coftas quacuor humanis grandiores, ucecaliam mino-rem manumcum ungulis longioribus magisque recurvis. SCHOLIVM. Slrenas Podcarum carminibus celebracas, cflcnionftra marina,fuperiorc fui parce virginis effigiem rcfcrcncia, inferiore veroin pifcis caudam definencia,

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. Academiae Caesareo-Leopoldinae Naturae Curiosorum Ephemerides. . Afufeo Vallisneriano. Slrenis manus iconem, quae ouper ab Indiis noftras appulitoras.cibi fifto, Praefespraeclariflime, ucvideasquancumnacu-ra ludac, nec a vericaceefleprorfusalienum, dari pifccs, qui inparcibus praccipue fuperioribus humanam imaginem referunr.Scrvo ec coftas quacuor humanis grandiores, ucecaliam mino-rem manumcum ungulis longioribus magisque recurvis. SCHOLIVM. Slrenas Podcarum carminibus celebracas, cflcnionftra marina, fuperiorc fui parce virginis effigiem rcfcrcncia, inferiore veroin pifcis caudam definencia, Graeci cradiderunc. Hae cres fuifle6nguncur, Acheloi fluvii, ec Calliopes nymphae filiae^ Parcheno-pe, Ligea, ec Leucofia, qiiae cum liccus Siculum incolerenc, nau-tas praecernavigances fuavicace cancus in naufragium pellicic-banc, quam ob rem easdolofas, blandas canorasque vocarunc.Fsbulofum cum vero, verum cum fabulofo Graeca ingenia*gkrumque mifcuifle, nemo nefcic: hincquilegunc, mirari defi*nanc, fi pracdi^a parcim vera, paaim falfc dcprehendancur*. Pifces.. Sirenis tnanus et coflaa 41 3 Pifcesenira dari, quihumanam pracfeferancftguram, cxcra celijaftum eft; qui cananc cancuque naucas allicianc, poecicam fa-bulam olec. Sicuci enim incerrapluresbeluas, formam excer-Dam hominis, geftusque sefcrences inveniri dacumeft, icainOceano monftrahujusmodifufpicari, a vero diffonum non judi-camus. Plinius (a;)incer cencum feptuaginca fex genera anima-liumomnium in mari vivencium Tricones, Nereides, ec bomineiqui marini vocancur, enumeracecinlib. 9»cap. j. Au£tores, inquic, habeoin equeftri ordinc fplendcnccs, yifumab his in Ga«dicano oceano Marinum bominem, coco corpore abfoluca fimi-licudine, afcendere navigia nodiurnis cemporibus, ftarimquede-gravari, quas infederic, parccs, cc (i diucius permaneat, eciarnmcrgi, De Tricone ibidem Tiberio Principi nunciavicOIyftip-pcnenfium Legacio ob id mifla, vifum audicumque in quodamfpecu concha canencem Txiconem, qpa nofcicur forma, dequo*ccVirgi