Tiwaiwaka, tiwakawaka, n. Rhipidura flabellifera and R. fuliginosa, fantail; birds. Ko te take tenei o te mate, ki ta te Maori tikanga korero; no te katanga a tiwaiwaka i a Maui-tikitiki-a-Taranga i kutia ai e Hine-nui-te-po, a mate ana (T. 30). Katahi ano ka tino kata nga tiwakawaka ra (ib.). Ka rere te tiwakawaka ki runga ki te tihi o te hamuti (M. 251). Each species is generally or locally known by one or more of the names hirairaka, hitakataka, pirairaka, pitakataka, pirangirangi, piwakawaka, tiakaaka, tieaka, tiraureka, titakataka, etc.
Williams Dictionary
