"Mihirung" (lit. "bird" in Tjapwuring) is often used as the vernacular for dromornithids, extinct Australian flightless birds. But the mythological bird this term originates from in Tjapwuring folklore, the Mihirung Paringmal (lit. "giant bird") is nothing to balk at; they can create VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS. A fire bird considerably older than the western phoenix!