pītoitoi
1. (noun) North Island robin, Petroica longipes - a tame, inquisitive, small bird of the bush with dark slate-grey feathers and long thin legs.
Nā, ka tae mai ngā miromiro, ngā pītoitoi, ngā tātāeko, ngā kōriroriro, ia manu, ia manu, me ngā tīrairaka, ka rūpeke mai (NM 1928:22). / So the white breasted tits, the New Zealand robins, the whiteheads, the grey warblers, each bird together with the fantails all assembled.
See also toutouwai
Synonyms: tariwai, tātāwai, tītīwahanui, tōtōwai, toutou, toutouwai, tarapō, mokorā
