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Nestor notabilis

Kaka \Ka"ka\, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its note.] (Zo["o]l.) A New Zealand parrot of the genus Nestor, especially the brown parrot ( Nestor meridionalis).

Note: The mountain kaka, or kea ( Nestor notabilis), is remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes doing great damage.

Night kaka. (Zo["o]l.) The kakapo.

Nestor notabilis

Kea \Ke"a\ (k[=a]"[.a]; colloq. k[=e]"[.a]), n. [Maori.] (Zo["o]l.) A large New Zealand parrot ( Nestor notabilis), notorious for having acquired the habit of killing sheep; -- called also mountain parrot.