Moe-tahuna

Many birds have distinct personified forms. Moe-tahuna is the parera or duck personified, which bird has the habit of sleeping upon sand banks (moe tahuna).

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References

Sources

  • Best, Eldson. (1899). "Notes on Maori Mythology." Journal of the Polynesian Society 8:93-121, p. 100.
  • Best, Elsdon. (1924). The Maori. Wellington: Harry H. Tombs, p. 176.