Huma bird the Arabic 'Maʼa' which means water." The Huma bird is said to never come to rest, living its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth, and never alighting on the ground (in some legends it is said to have no legs). In several variations of the Huma myths, the bird is said to be phoenix-like, consuming itself in fire every few hundred years, only to rise anew from the ashes. The Huma bird is said to have both the male and female natures in one body (reminiscent of the Chinese Fenghuang), each nature having one wing and one leg.
Birds in Chinese mythology a Three-legged crow. The Qingniao is associated with the Queen Mother of the West, bearing her messages or bringing her food (Yang 2005, 219 and Christie 1968, 78). Some birds feature as part of visions of the mythological geography of China. According to the "Shanhaijing" and it's commentaries, the Bifang can be found on Mount Zhang'e and/or east of the Feathered People (Youmin) and west of the Blue River (Strassberg 2002, 110 and 163) Certain birds in mythology transport deities, immortals, or others. One example is the Crane in Chinese mythology. Other birds include the Bi Fang bird, a one-legged