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pukeko N.Z.|ˈpuːkeko|
Also pukaki.
[Maori.]
The purple gallinule or swamp hen, Porphyrio porphyrio (formerly P. melanotus), belonging to the family Rallidæ and widely distributed in southern Europe, Africa, southern Asia, and Australasia.
1835W. Yate Acct. N.Z. (ed. 2) ii. 62 Pukeko—A species of water-hen, the size of a well-grown capon. It..has very long red legs. 1845E. J. Wakefield Adv. N.Z. I. viii. 228 The pukeko is of a dark blue colour, and about as large as a pheasant. 1853W. R. Bridges Let. 14 Nov. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) I. iii. 136, I amused myself with shooting wild duck and pukeko which are very abundant. 1874A. Bathgate Colonial Experiences vii. 85 In the swamps there is also the pukaki..or swamp⁓turkey, a bird which rises well and affords good sport. 1884Lady Martin Our Maoris viii. 114 The place was populous with large black birds, called by the Maoris pu-ke-ko. They have a harsh cry like a corn-crake. 1921H. Guthrie-Smith Tutira xxii. 209 The Pukeko or Swamp-hen (Porphyrio melanotus) has..proved able to thrive better on dry ground than wet. 1930L. G. D. Acland Early Canterbury Runs 1st Ser. vii 175 There were thousands and thousands of pukaki in the swamp. 1946Coast to Coast 1945 110 Poachin' flappers in the swamp... Stringy pukekoes, too, when they're winged. 1957J. Frame Owls do Cry xviii. 74 Pukekos took long strides through the swamp. 1966Encycl. N.Z. II. 888/1 Pukekos are not shot in any great numbers during their open season. |