1881. A. C. Grant, `Bush Life in Queensland,' vol. ii. p. 22:
"They were engaged in smoking a large haul of `tit' fish, which they had made on a neighbouring reef."
<hw>Ti-ti</hw>, <i>n</i>. Maori name for the sea-bird <i>Pelecanoides urinatrix</i>, Gmel., the Diving-petrel. Spelt also <i>tee-tee</i>.
1891. `The Australasian,' Nov. 14, p. 963, col. 1 (`A Lady in the Kermadecs'):
"The petrels—there are nine kinds, and we have names of our own for them, the black burrower, the mutton-bird, the white burrower, the short-billed ti-ti, the long-billed ti-ti, the little storm petrel, and three others that we had no names for—abound on the island."
<hw>Tititpunamu</hw>, <i>n</i>. (spelt also <hw>Tititipunamu</hw>), <i>n</i>. Maori name for the bird <i>Acanthidositta chloris</i>, Sparm., the <i>Rifleman</i> (q.v.). It has many other Maori names.
<hw>Titoki</hw>, <i>n</i>. Maori name for the New Zealand tree, <i>Alectryon excelsum</i>, De C., <i>N.O. Sapindaceae</i>. Also called New Zealand Oak and New Zealand Ash. See <i>Alectryon</i>.
1845. E. J. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. ii. p. 317:
"The berry of the titoki tree might be turned to account. The natives extract a very fine oil from it."
1872. A. Domett, `Ranolf,' p. 253: