katatai
1. (noun) banded rail, Gallirallus philippensis assimilis - a secretive native bird with upperparts olive-brown and black with white spots, and underparts barred black-and-white. Lives in salt marshes, mangroves and swamps.
He mea māhanga te katatai, me te moho (TW 11/9/1875:211). / The banded rail and the takahē were snared.
See also moho pererū
Synonyms: pepe, pātātai, oho, pūohotata, motarua, pōpōtai, ohomauri, moho, moho pererū
