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<hw>Hau-hau</hw>, n a Maori superstition This superstition arose in Taranaki in 1864, through the crazy fancies of the chief Te Ua, who co of the word is obscure, but it probably referred to the hich wafted the angels to the worshi+ppers whilst dancing round an erect pole Pai Marire was another naood and peaceful” (See Gudgeon's `War in New Zealand,' p 23 sq; also Colenso's pamphlet on `Kereopa,' p 4)
<h>, n This colish bird-name is applied in Australia to many species--
Brok-- Hieracadiea orientalis, Sehl
Crested-H-- Baza subcristata, Gould
Eagle-H-- Another nale-hawk)
Fish-H-- Another name for Osprey (See Fish-hawk)
Gos-H-- Astur approximans, V and H
Grey Gos-H-- A cinereus, Vieill
Lesser Gos-H-- A cruentus, Gould
Lesser White Gos-H-- A leucosomus, Sharpe
Red Gos-H-- A radiatus, Lath
Sparrow-H-- Accipiter cirrhocephalus, Vieill
Striped Brown-H-- Hieracidea berigora, V and H [See Berigora]
Swamp-H [See Harrier]
White Gos-H-- Astur novae-hollandiae, Ght-Hawk
In New Zealand, the varieties appear in the quotation, 1889
1888 W L Buller, `Birds of New Zealand,' vol i p 206: [A coue of New Zealand Exhibition,'
p 117:
”Of the three species recognized, two, the quail-hawk (Harpa Novae Zealandiae) and the bush-hawk (H ferox) [or sparrok], belong to a genus peculiar to New Zealand”
[The third is the New Zealand harrier, Circus Gouldi, also found in Australia]
<hw>Hazel</hw>, n name applied in Victoria to the tree Pomaderris apetala, Labill, NO Rhamnaceae
1889 J H Maiden `Useful Native Plants,' p 590:
”Called `hazel' in `Victoria A tall shrub, or small tree