▁California ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁California ▁state ▁par ks ▁ ▁Son oma ▁Coast ▁State ▁Beach ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : P arks ▁in ▁Son oma ▁County , ▁California ▁Category : Reg ional ▁par ks ▁in ▁California ▁Category : Be aches ▁of ▁Son oma ▁County , ▁California ▁Category : B ode ga ▁Bay ▁Category : Be aches ▁of ▁Northern ▁California <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Q ing nia o ▁() ▁were ▁Blue ▁or ▁Green ▁Bird s ▁ ▁which ▁appear ▁in ▁Chinese ▁myth ology , ▁popular ▁stories , ▁poetry , ▁and ▁religion ▁( the ▁Chinese ▁are ▁somewhat ▁ambigu ous ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁English ▁color ▁voc ab ul ary , ▁and ▁the ▁word ▁q ing ▁may ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁translated ▁as ▁" blue " ▁or ▁" green ", ▁or ▁even ▁" black "). ▁Q ing nia o ▁is ▁especially ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁mess engers ▁or ▁as ▁otherwise ▁serving ▁the ▁Queen ▁Mother ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁X i ▁Wang mu . ▁In ▁some ▁sources , ▁three - leg ged ▁Q ing nia o ▁carry ▁her ▁messages ; ▁in ▁other ▁sources , ▁a ▁single ▁one - leg ged ▁Q ing nia o ▁fetch ed ▁her ▁food . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁versions , ▁three , ▁sometimes ▁three - leg ged , ▁green ▁birds ▁brought ▁her ▁food : ▁these ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁some ▁similarity ▁with ▁the ▁Three - fo oted ▁birds ▁believed ▁to ▁res ide ▁in ▁the ▁sun . ▁( S ometimes ▁these ▁birds ▁are ▁called ▁" c rows ". ) ▁The ▁Q ing nia o ▁are ▁an ▁important ▁mot if