2. (modifier) white (of hair, feathers, etc.).
Ko te 'kura' e whakataukītia nei ko ngā kura o ngā manu kura: o te kākā tuauru, o te kākā kura, o te kākā reko, o te kākāriki, o te tīeke, o te moho kura, me ērā atu manu kura, me te kererū (TP 3/1911:9). / The 'kura' spoken about are the rare feathers of the treasured birds: of the rare, red and white kākā, of the saddleback, red takahē and those other red birds, along with the New Zealand pigeon.
