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1. (noun) black petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni - an endemic seabird which is entirely blackish brown. Has a bluish-yellow bill with a dark tip. Seen only in the sea off the northern North Island. Breeds only on Little Barrier and Great Barrier Islands.

Synonyms: karetai, rurutāiko

2. (noun) Westland petrel, Procellaria westlandica - an endemic sea bird that breeds only on the West Coast of the South Island near Punakaiki. Blackish-brown with an ivory beak and black feet. Similar to black petrel, but larger.

3. (noun) New Zealand sandalwood, Mida salicifolia - slender tree of lowland or lower montane forest, up to 6 m tall. Leaves are slender, leathery and somewhat glossy above. Fruit is narrow and bright red.

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1. (noun) sentry bird - a bird acting as a sentry for the flock.

Kei hea aku manu tīoriori, aku manu taki, aku manu tāiko i te kāhui e pōkaikaha nei, e hūrangi nei? (HM 1/1998:1). / Where are my song birds, my sentry birds, my guardian birds of the flock that is flustered and unsettled?

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Synonyms: manu taupunga, manu taki

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