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Definition of Mynahs
1. mynah [n] - See also: mynah
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mynahs
Literary usage of Mynahs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Longman's Magazine by Charles James Longman (1891)
"The mynahs that live in your garden are well worth watching, ... The mynahs are
much like starlings in their habits, though not in their plumage, ..."
2. Alice's Visit to the Hawaiian Islands by Mary Hannah Krout (1900)
"Alice's father said they were mynahs, and that they had been brought from ...
mynahs mynahs are saucy, mischievous birds, and seem to be afraid of nothing. ..."
3. Proceedings by Pacific Science Association (1921)
"These include not only the mynahs and house-finches above mentioned, but also
the European skylark, California valley-quail, Japanese pheasants, ring-necked ..."
4. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"The two New Guinea species are sometimes classed in different genera, but they
are undoubtedly allied to the mynahs of India and Malaya We find then, ..."
5. All about Hawaii (1903)
"The mynahs in this case had their nests in the forks of the main branches of some
ohia trees close to the house. The hawks flew up against the trunks, ..."
6. The Forests of Upper India and Their Inhabitants by Thomas W. Webber (1902)
"There are twenty-five different species of mynahs described by Blanford, so there
are plenty to keep the insects picked off the fields. ..."
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