Tasmanian aborigines and muttonbirding : an historical examination

• Main Author: Skira, Irynej Joseph
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 1993
• Subjects: Muttonbirding; Short-tailed shearwater; Aboriginal Tasmanians; Burrows; Mutton; Puffinus tenuirostris
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/21596/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/21596/1/whole_SkiraIrynejJoseph1995_thesis.pdf

The Tasmanian muttonbird, scientifically called the short-tailed shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris probably obtained its name because its flesh tasted like mutton. Over 80 percent of the world's population of 23 million birds breed in Tasmania, with the largest ' rookeries on the islands of...