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Although Western scolars beleive that the Huma bird is a creature of Sufi fable it realt is a legendary bird belonging to the Old Iranian Mythology. The statue of Homa is standing in Persepolis, Shiraz and is said to be the bird of prosperity. According to the Iranian mythology, Homa never comes to rest, living its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth, and never alighting on the ground.
In some variations, the Huma bird is said to be phoenix-like, consuming itself in fire every few hundred years, only to rise anew from the ashes. The creature is often referred to as a "bird of paradise". The Huma bird is said to have both the male and female natures in one body, each nature having one wing and one leg.
The shadow of the Huma bird on a person's head or shoulder were said to bestow kingship. Accordingly, the feathers decorating the turbans of kings were said to be plumage of the Huma bird.This legend appears in the allegorical Conference of the Birds, in which the Huma bird refuses to undertake a journey because such an undertaking would compromise the privilege of bestowing kingship on those whom it flew over. In Iranian literature, this function of the Huma bird is identified with pre-Islamic monarchs. The legend appears in non-Sufi art as well. Wikipedia
I have captured Homa by Canon AE-1 and I have scanned it to share.