A pretty and still relevant phrasing by Timon of Phlius speaking of the scholars and librarians of Alexandria:

In Egypt of the many tribes, many bookish scribblers are being fed, endlessly wrangling in the Muses’ birdcage.

Πολλοὶ μὲν βόσχονται ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ βιβλιαχοὶ χαραχῖται ἀπείριτα δηριόωντες Μουσέων ἐν ταλάρῳ

This quote even gets its on entry in LSJ as a unique metaphorical use of τάλαρος