Frank Coffee

“ Bird life in the Hawaiian Islands is not plentiful to-day owing to the encroachments of man and the progress of civilization. On Hawaii, in the forests immediately surrounding the active Kilauea volcano, are found descendants of the birds of ancient times, from which were plucked the feathers used to fashion the wonderfully gorgeous cloaks worn by the native kings and chiefs. ”

“ There never have been any poisonous snakes in the islands, the governments having been always particularly rigid in preventing the introduction of reptiles. One may roam in the forests of the mountains, among grasses and underbrush, without fear of coming in contact with snakes. ”