koreken.
/ˈkɒreɪkeɪ/, U.S. /ˈkɔreɪˌkeɪ/, /ˈkɑreɪˌkeɪ/, New Zealand English /ˈkoreke/, /ˈkɒreke/ New Zealand.
An extinct native quail, Coturnix novæzealandiæ.
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1871 F. W. Hutton Catal. Birds N.Z. 22 Native Quail. Koreke. Black, streaked with white, and varied with reddish brown on the back.
1882 W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! II. 223 The Koreke..the native quail.
1930 W. R. B. Oliver N.Z. Birds 374 New Zealand Quail. Koreke.
1966 R. A. Falla et al. Field Guide Birds N.Z. 100 Galliformes. The only indigenous member of this order, Coturnix novæzealandiæ, Koreke of the Maoris, became extinct about 1870.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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