maori hen

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

maori hen
    n 1: flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having
         short wings each with a spur used in fighting [syn: {weka},
         {maori hen}, {wood hen}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

maori hen \maori hen\ n. (Zool.)
   A flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having
   short wings each with a spur used in fighting.

   Syn: weka, wood hen.
        [WordNet 1.5] Mao Tsetung