Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Illix

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rich, Anthony (1849). The illustrated companion to the Latin dictionary, and Greek lexicon. p. vi. OCLC 894670115. https://archive.org/details/illustratedcompa00rich. 

ILLIX or INLEX sc. Avis (παλευτής). A decoy bird, employed by the ancient fowlers to entice others within reach of their nets and snares. For this purpose they made use both of birds which were of a kindred and of a hostile species, such as the owl and falcon, which was also trained to catch those which it had decoyed within its reach. (Plaut. As. i. 3. 68. Pallad. x. 12. Mart. xiv. 216. Oppian. Cyneg. i. 65.) The illustrations at p. 59. s. ARUNDO, 4. afford two examples of the use of a call-bird, from ancient works of art.