. Ceylon : an account of the island, physical, historical, and topographical with notices of its natural history, antiquities and productions. Natural history -- Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka. •258 GAiMPOLA AND THE COFFP:e KEGIOXS. [V s ".M- 4y.:s5^W^Pi;};f;''^ GENERAL PHASER'S ESTATE AT KAKGBODDE. Ill tlie damp sliade near these water-falls the delicate spectre butterfly^ is seen in unusual numbers, its broad and hniber wings undulating as if unequal to sustain its Aveight, and over the streams the brilhant green dragon- fly^ dashes from place to place, on wings that flash like shced emeral
. Ceylon : an account of the island, physical, historical, and topographical with notices of its natural history, antiquities and productions. Natural history -- Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka. •258 GAiMPOLA AND THE COFFP:e KEGIOXS. [V s ".M- 4y.:s5^W^Pi;};f;''^ GENERAL PHASER'S ESTATE AT KAKGBODDE. Ill tlie damp sliade near these water-falls the delicate spectre butterfly^ is seen in unusual numbers, its broad and hniber wings undulating as if unequal to sustain its Aveight, and over the streams the brilhant green dragon- fly^ dashes from place to place, on wings that flash like shced emeralds set in gold. Pusilawa is a favourite haunt of a curious species of long-legged spider^, that congregates in groups of from flfty to a hundred, in hollow trees and in holes in the banks by the roadside, and to a casual observer would seem bunches of horse-hair. This appearance is pro- duced by the long and slender legs of these creatures, which are a shining black, whilst their bodies, so small as to be mere specks, are concealed beneath them. The same spider is found in the low country near Galle, but there it shows no tendency to become gregarious. Can Ilestia Jasonia. ' Phalanr/iiim Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tennent, James Emerson, Sir, 1804-1869. London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
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