Ko tētahi kei te tāima e whānau ai ngā manu i ā rātou kūao, ka rere ki te mahi kai mā ā rātou kūao, ka rere, ka kapo i ngā tini rangorango, me ngā tini ngārara e totoro ana i te whenua e piri ana i ngā rākau (TWMNT 22/9/1874:239). / And again, in the breeding season, the birds fly off to collect food for their young and snatch up many flies and many insects upon the ground and upon the trees.

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Tērā tētahi taonga pūoro a te Māori he rangorango tōna ingoa nātemea he rite te tangi ki te rangorango (TWK 41:24). / There is another musical instrument of the Māori called a 'rangorango' because it sounds like a blowfly.

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