κηρύλος

κηρύλος [ῠ], ὁ, fabulous sea-bird, sts. identified with ἀλκυών, or the male of that species (cf. Antig. ap. Hsch.), Alcm. 26.2, Archil. 141 (cf. 49 D.), Arist. HA 593b12, Clearch. 73, Ael. NA 5.48: κειρύλος, Ar. Av. 300 (cf. Sch.ad loc., Hsch.), applied to the barber Sporgilos (from κείρω).

κηρύλος, ὁ (vgl. κειρύλος), ein Meervogel, nach Antig. Car. 27 das Männchen des Eisvogels, ἁλκυών ; Ar. Av. 300 ; Arist. H.A. 8.3 ; vgl. Schol. Ar. Vesp. 99 u. Mosch. 3.42 u. Leutsch im Philolog. II.1 p. 22.

κηρύλος κηρύλος (ῠ), ὁ,

• the halcyon. The form κείρυλος, is a joke in Ar., the barber Sporgilos being called (from κείρω), rasor-bird.