It is a corruption of the Maoriword Kohua (q. Macdonald, `Gum Boughs,' p. Mundy, `Our Antipodes,' p. 70: Porphyrio Bellus, Gould, Azure breastedPorphyrio; Swamp-Hen, Colonists of Western Australia.
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