Giant Eagle Female

A species of giant eagle used as mounts in Journey to Mars: the wonderful world: its beauty and splendor; its mighty races and kingdoms; its final doom (1894) by Gustavus W. Pope.

"It was Leuca-The Princess' favorite eagle"

"She was a full nine feet in stature, her plumage a rich lavender color mottled with dark brown shades, her breast from the throat down was snow white; her wings and tail were edged with bands of golden yellow; her beak dark blue and her feet armed with long, steel colored talons. Her eyes were hazel, their expression soft and gentle; a tuft of crimson feathers ornamented her head; her wings when expanded, measured thirty-six feet from tip to tip."