Hypertext Webster Gateway: "kaka"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Kaka \Ka"ka\, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its
note.] (Zo["o]l.)
A New Zealand parrot of the genus {Nestor}, especially the
{brown parrot} ({Nestor meridionalis}).

Note: The {mountain kaka}, or {kea} ({N. notabilis}), is
remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous
habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes
doing great damage.

{Night kaka}. (Zo["o]l.) The kakapo.


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