huia
1. (noun) feathers of the huia, huia, Heteralocha acutirostris - a glossy black bird, now extinct, which had prized white-tipped tail feathers and orange wattles. Male had a stout, straight bill while the female's was longer and curved.
He koroa te pare o te Airihi, he kōtimana anō tō te Kōtimana, he rōhi tō te Ingarihi, he huia tō te Māori (TP 4/1900:11). / The shamrock is the emblem of the Irish, the thistle for the Scots, the rose for the English and the huia feather for the Māori.
