For conversation that is wise
There’s nothing that’s still finer
Than, you will note with some surprise,
The talkative Hill Myna.
They out-talk crows, and parrots too,
And make a lot more sense than
The politicians ever do —
There, each is a sore dense man.
Now, here is one I met today
Whose conversation dazzled,
And made more sense in every way,
Unlike those whose din frazzled.
(We visited Illovo Nursery today, where I met this fine feathered fellow. Then we read and heard utterances by Press-he-dent Zuma and his ilk. They have, in a manner of speaking, destroyed all the maize and are now promising the populace lots and lots of maize-meal.)
Colonialist's Blog 
Australia is plagued with Indian Myna birds, they are fast taking over the country and are at pest proportions. Killing plenty of our native birds. They are not as attractive as your Myna seems to be.
Do they really talk?
LikeLike
The bit about them being the best mimics of all bird species is said to be true.
Funny that for a number of years Indian Mynahs took over in Durban, too, and even a fleet of local buses was known as Mynahs. These days the population seems to have reduced drastically and one sees more hadeda ibis than mynahs.
LikeLiked by 1 person
and here I was under the impression that the Australian Lyre (liar- because it does) bird was. It can even mimic a motor vehicle besides birds and other animals
LikeLike
They’ll have to fight it out in the ring — see which one does the best bell! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person