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Meanings of maori hen in English

Spanish
gallirallus australis

Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.

gallirallus australis
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Examples for "weka"
Examples for "weka"
1
I really believe the great desire of Brisk's life was to catch a weka.
Station Amusements in New Zealand
2
Carpenter said not everyone was likely to be happy and gave the weka as an example.
Radio NZ
3
Six kiwis, two little blue penguins, a seal pup and 23 weka were among the casualties.
Radio NZ
4
We had some North Island weka enclosures.
Radio NZ
5
I looked round, and there was a weka bent on thoroughly investigating the intruder into its domain.
Station Life in New Zealand
1
The wood hen is a bird rather resembling the pheasant tribe in plumage, but not so handsome.
A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
2
There are wood hens also on the plains; but, though very abundant, they are not much seen.
A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
3
From fat wood hens a good deal of oil can be got, and this oil is very valuable for almost anything where oil is wanted.
A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
Usage of maori hen in English
1
Here and there on the beach and on the grass wandered bright-coloured Maori hens.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
2
The wekas or Maori hens are small, flightless birds, averaging when full grown about two and three-quarter pounds.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
3
Hamilton and Sandell went along the coast on the 6th and brought home a dozen Maori hens for the pot.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
4
Though we saw and caught innumerable young ones of all sizes, we were never able to find the nests of these Maori hens.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
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