Minka Bird

The minka or Minka Bird is a bird, sometimes described as an owl, that featured in the stories of the Ngarrindjeri people of the Murray River in South Australia. The minka were believed to foretell death.^[1]

The mulduwanke is a similar owl or bird of the Ngarrindjeri, but instead of foretelling death it stole children. Both were believed to live in dark recesses.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Berndt, Ronald (June 1940). "A Curlew and Owl Legend from the Narunga Tribe, South Australia". Oceania. 10 No 4 (4): 456–462. JSTOR 40327868.

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[:0-1] Berndt, Ronald (June 1940). "A Curlew and Owl Legend from the Narunga Tribe, South Australia". Oceania. 10 No 4 (4): 456–462. JSTOR 40327868.

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