04-07-2017, 02:09 PM
Melodious Laughing Thrush AKA Chinese Thrush or Hwa-Mei. "A prized caged singer in China, where it is called the Hwa-Mei. It is said these birds were introduced to Hawaii during the Chinatown fire in Honolulu earlier last century, where many were liberated by their owners to save them from the flames. Whatever the case, they are now common on Kauai, Maui and the Big Island."