kakarapiti
1. (noun) male of the New Zealand falcon, (Falco novaeseelandiae, bush hawk, bush falcon) - a fast-flying bird of prey which often perches high in trees or on a rock and swoops to catch its prey. The male is a third smaller than the female.
Te āhua o aua kaitakitaki me te kakarapiti, ko aua pōhiri me te whatitiri te harurutanga (TPH 15/12/1900:3). / Those leaders looked like male New Zealand falcons and the welcome haka like the rumble of thunder.
