When Rukai hunters left home, if they came across a masiang bird, the bird's flight pattern would indicate whether to continue hunting for that day, and where.
魯凱族獵人出門打獵，路上隨時可能碰到「Masiang」（藪鳥或畫眉鳥），鳥兒飛行的方向可以決定打獵是否順利、可否進行與指引打獵方向。