| 单词 | weka |
| 例句 | When we went ashore one afternoon to talk about changing the crews, a flightless bird called a weka wandered out of the woods and started foraging on the beach. A senior’s intense, 14-day sailing lesson — from scratch — off the New Zealand coast 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z In the woods, weka roam around searching for food. Hanging Out With Humans Makes This Bird Bad at Its Job 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z We wish it had been a weka, or bush-hen, as that is more succulent eating; but we have hearty appetites, and will do justice to the kiwi, anyhow. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Until the numbers of the wekas are considerably reduced. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia The weka, or wood-hen, with rudimentary wings like tufts of brown feathers, whose odd, inquisitive ways introduce it so constantly to the shepherd and bushman, at first preyed upon the young rabbits and throve. The Long White Cloud She was particularly deadly in hunting rabbits and wekas, and though the first-named were very scarce within a few miles of the Shack, she always managed to unearth one or two somewhere. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 First, they used GPS trackers to measure how far weka from a few different areas traveled over the course of two weeks. Hanging Out With Humans Makes This Bird Bad at Its Job 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z I looked round, and there was a weka bent on thoroughly investigating the intruder into its domain. Station Life in New Zealand When startled or hunted, the weka glides, for it can scarcely be called running, with incredible swiftness and in perfect silence, to the nearest cover. Station Amusements in New Zealand He now had a collection of eggs of all birds which nest on the island, with the exception of the weka and the tern. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 After repairing the dilapidated shack, we sallied out for the purpose of catching our evening meal, and with the aid of Mac soon succeeded in getting eight wekas. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Miro seeds were evacuated after an average of 38 hours, while it took five days for the weka to pass the hinau seeds. Hanging Out With Humans Makes This Bird Bad at Its Job 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Our host has turned several pheasants into this forest, but they increase very slowly on account of the wekas. Station Life in New Zealand A tussock, a clump of flax, a tuft of tall tohi grass, all serve as hiding-places; and, wingless as she is, the weka can hold her own very well against her enemies, the dogs. Station Amusements in New Zealand We cleaned the wekas and put them in the pot, cooking the whole lot together, a proceeding which enabled us to forgo cooking a breakfast in the morning. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Hamilton made a trip to the west coast on the 28th and returned with thirteen wekas. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 In these simulations, weka living in the forest moved seeds an average of 50 to 350 meters. Hanging Out With Humans Makes This Bird Bad at Its Job 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z It was on the 12th that we found the lost sheep, but as we had some wekas, sufficient to last us for several days, I did not kill one till the 15th. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Brisk, too, blundered after them, but I had no fear of his destroying the charm of the day by taking even a weka's life. Station Amusements in New Zealand We were now taking it in turns to go once a week and get some wekas, and it was always possible to secure about a dozen, which provided sufficient meat for three dinners. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 On our homeward trip we caught some wekas for the pot and duly arrived at the Shack, tired, wet and hungry. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 They also saw many wekas and three ducks, shooting nine of the former for the kitchen. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 This is sufficient to bring every weka within a quarter of a mile hurrying to the spot, and, in a few minutes, heads may be seen poking out of the grass in every direction. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 During the day these blankets were always hung outside on a tree, out of the reach of the most investigating weka. Station Amusements in New Zealand Soon there will be a rustle, then a rush, and another furious weka will attack the decoy. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Several of us started out on the 10th to visit the west coast for the purpose of getting some wekas and, incidentally, to make any observations possible. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 We arose at 7 A.M. next day and breakfasted on porridge, weka, fried heart, "hard-tack" and cocoa. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 On this date we came to the end of our meats, which I had been dealing out in a very sparing manner, just to provide a change from sea elephant and weka. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Rose and I had enough to do, even with Nettle's assistance, in acting as police to keep off those bold thieves, the wekas, who are as impudent as they are tame and fearless. Station Amusements in New Zealand There were a large number of wekas about, but after shooting fourteen we were satisfied with our bag. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 After catching some wekas and taking a few photographs we returned to the Shack. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 The wekas or Maori hens are small, flightless birds, averaging when full grown about two and three-quarter pounds. The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 I could not close my eyes; but laid awake listening to the weka's shrill call, or the melancholy cry of the bitterns down in the swamp. Station Amusements in New Zealand I really believe the great desire of Brisk's life was to catch a weka. Station Amusements in New Zealand The melancholy cry of a bittern, or the shrill wail of the weka, startled me from time to time, but there was no other sound to break the eternal silence. Station Amusements in New Zealand |
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