Noun
Gallirallus australis, a flightless bird of New Zealand in the family Rallidae with brown plumage.
Usage- New-Zealand
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[…] riroriros would be twittering overhead, with a shy weka peeping round a tree trunk. Wekas were very common then; they were our weather forecasters. Before rain their calls were always louder and repeated more frequently.
Thin darned socks, and old old clothes. The greatcoat. A superb weka feather cloak.
Noun
flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
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