pīpīwharauroa - shining cuckoo
Pipīwharauroa, n. 1. Chalcites lucidus, shining cuckoo. Penei me te pipiwharauroa (P. 80). = pipiauroa, piripiriwharauroa, nakonako, etc.
2. A variety of greenstone.
Williams Dictionary
I hea koe i te tangi o te pīpīwharauroa?Where were you when the shining cuckoo sang?
