A group of birds with this characteristic lived to the far east in the Fusang tree. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this physical characteristic of the Chinese jīnwū or sun crow. In Japanese myth, the Yatagarasu is an “eight-span” crow with this characteristic who guided Emperor Jimmu to Yamato.
ANSWER: three-legged [accept descriptions that indicate having three legs]
[10m] This figure shot nine of the ten suns out of the sky, turning them into three-legged crows as they fell. His wife Cháng’é became a goddess of the moon after drinking an elixir of immortality.
ANSWER: Hòu Yì
[10e] The sometimes three-legged fènghuáng is often called the Chinese variety of this bird. This immortal bird is reborn from the ashes of its predecessors.
ANSWER: phoenix
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