The rationals are often associated with the Owl
David Keirsey assigned the Rational (Theorist) temperament with the Owl.
And when you read up on the traits of owls, it eerily matches the temperament…. to the point of freaky.
He had originally assigned the griffin:
www.INFJ.com/images/Griffin.bmp
but was pressured to switch to real animals instead of mythical ones.