Flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting.
1Here and there on the beach and on the grass wandered bright-coloured Maori hens.
2The wekas or Maori hens are small, flightless birds, averaging when full grown about two and three-quarter pounds.
3Hamilton and Sandell went along the coast on the 6th and brought home a dozen Maori hens for the pot.
4Though we saw and caught innumerable young ones of all sizes, we were never able to find the nests of these Maori hens.
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