(1) Name applied by bushmen in NewZealand to the insect Weta (q. Davies, `Poems and Literary Remains,' p. This Pigeon, though less bright in plumage thanthe last-named, exceeds it in size; both are excellent eating. this species is unapproachedby any other in regard to size and the beauty of its fur, whichis of a rich, fulvous brown colour.
Lang, `New South Wales,' vol. West, `History of Tasmania,' vol. See Whata. 67: The swamp fowl and timorous quail .
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