Story: Tītī − muttonbirding

Ailsa plucks a tītī

Ailsa plucks a tītī

Ailsa Cain plucks muttonbirds by hand in the workshop.

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Private collection, Cain family

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How to cite this page:

Philip Lyver, Jamie Newman and the Rakiura Tītī Islands Administering Body, 'Tītī − muttonbirding - A personal account of muttonbirding', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/5564/ailsa-plucks-a-titi (accessed 28 March 2024)

Story by Philip Lyver, Jamie Newman and the Rakiura Tītī Islands Administering Body, published 12 Jun 2006