Mynah
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The mynah bird is a common bird in China, and today in Hawaii as well.
It was an auspicious bird to include in paintings in China since its name, Jiǔguānniǎo (J: kyûkanchô), literally means "nine offices bird," thus referencing the elite ranks of courtly life and power. In Japan, the mynah is also referred to as haha chô, which happens to be a homonym for "eight-eight bird," and since eight is a lucky number, so too is the mynah.
References
- Timon Screech, Obtaining Images, University of Hawaii Press (2012), 47-48.
