Ko te tangi a te kiwi uha, ‘Poai! Poai!’; ko tā te kiwi tāne i rite ki te korowhio. Nā reira ko te whakangē o te kiwi he korowhio (M 2004:80). / The call of the female kiwi was, 'Poāi! Poāi!', while that of the male kiwi was like a whistle. So the lure call of the kiwi was a whistle.

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