The great green-winged ornithoptera, prince of the butterfly tribe, Rivaling the humming-bird in size, is nearly as abundant as at Singapore, a living gem, measuring six niches across the extended wings,-the giant of its species.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
Though the twilight is brief, the afterglow is often very beautiful, almost Rivaling the sunset itself.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
It has another striking beauty common to several species of tropical trees, namely, the young leaves and shoots are so red as to clothe the tree at times with a rich mantle of crimson, almost Rivaling in effect the magnolia-like blossoms.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou