1855. Rev. R. Taylor, `Te Ika a Maui,' p. 406:
"Family <i>Columbidae</i>—kereru, kukupa (kuku, <i>Carpophaga Novae Zealandiae</i>), the wood-pigeon. This is a very fine large bird, the size of a duck; the upper part of the breast green and gold, the lower a pure white, legs and bill red. It is a heavy flying bird, and very stupid, which makes it an easy prey to its enemies. The natives preserve large quantities in calabashes, taking out the bones; these are called kuku."
Ibid. p. 183:
"The pigeon bears two names—the kuku and kukupa, which are common to the isles."
1881. J. L. Campbell, `Poenamo,' p. 115:
"The kukupa . . . was just the bird created expressly for the true cockney sportsman—the one after his heart . . . for if not brought down by the first shot, why he only shakes his feathers and calmly waits to be shot at again!"
1883. F. S. Renwick, `Betrayed,' p. 45:
"The kuku, plaintive, wakes to mourn her mate."
<hw>Kumara</hw>, or <hw>Kumera</hw>, <i>n</i>. (pronounced Koomera), a Maori word for an edible root, the yam or sweet potato, <i>Ipomaea batatas</i>, <i>N.O. Convolvulaceae</i>. There are numerous varieties. It should be added that it is doubtful whether it grows wild in New Zealand.
1773. Sydney Parkinson, `Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas' (see extract in `Transactions of New Zealand Institute,' `Manibus Parkinsonibus Sacrum,' W. Colenso, vol. x. art. ix. p. 124):