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<p>The painting depicts the "Three Friends of Winter"—represented by pine, bamboo, and plum blossom—and 97 birds of various species. 
</p><p>Several but not all of the birds have been identified. Those identified include the Spotted-necked Dove (A, 1), 
Japanese Waxwing (A, 1), 
Yellow-billed Grosbeak (B, 1), 
Eurasian Blackbird (A, 1), 
Japanese White-eye (A, 4), 
Scarlet Minivet (C, 2), 
Black-throated Laughingthrush (A, 2), 
Azure-winged Magpie (A, 2), 
Japanese Waxwing (A, 1), 
Fork-tailed Sunbird (D, 1), 
White-throated Rock Thrush (A, 3), 
Scaly-breasted Munia (A, 4), 
Red Turtle Dove (A, 1), 
Vinous-throated Parrotbill (A, 2), 
Crested Myna (A, 3), 
White Wagtail (A, 1), 
Slaty-blue Flycatcher (D, 2), 
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (A, 28), 
White-whiskered Laughingthrush (D, 1), 
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (A, 1), 
Orange-bellied Leafbird (A, 1), 
Great Tit (A, 3), 
Oriental Magpie Robin (A, 2), 
Red-billed Leiothrix (A, 3), 
Chinese Hwamei (A, 1), 
Siberian Blue Robin (C, 1), 
Arctic Warbler (A, 1), 
Chestnut-cheeked Starling (D, 1), 
Barred Buttonquail (D, 1), 
Light-vented Bulbul (A, 1), 
Japanese Bush Warbler (D, 3), 
Common Redpoll (A, 1), 
Oriental Skylark (A, 1), 
Masked Laughingthrush (A, 1), 
Greater Short-toed Lark (C, 1), and 
Daurian Redstart (A, 2).
</p><p><small>(A) Corresponding to a known bird species<br>(B) Somewhat generalized, but still an identifiable bird species<br>(C) Identifiable, but problematic and not with complete certainty<br>(D) Only roughly identifiable, bird species cannot be confirmed</small> 
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See the reference for more information.</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Bian_Jingzhao" class="extiw" title="w:en:Bian Jingzhao"><span title="Chinese artist (1355-1428)">Bian Jingzhao</span></a>
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For the 13 February 2008 upload, the source is <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nigensha.co.jp/kokyu/en/p34.html">Pien Wen-chin: Three Friends and a Hundred Birds</a>. Nigensha.<br> For the 1 April 2010 and 25 September 2019 upload, no source was provided by the uploader.