MYNAH

[my.nah] or my.na n [Hindi maina hill mynah fr. Skt madana, a kind of bird] (1769): any of various Asian starlings (esp. genera Acridotheres, Gracula, and Sturnus); esp: a dark brown slightly crested bird (A. tristis) of southeastern Asia with a white tail tip and wing markings and bright yellow bill and feet--compare hill mynah