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.

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The Minka bird, sometimes described as an owl, featured in the stories of the Ngarrindjeri people of the Murray River in South Australia.

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

  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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