Пятиязычный словарь названий животных. Птицы. — М.: Русский язык, РУССО. Р.Л. Бёме, В.Е. Флинт. 1994.
Weka — We ka, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A New Zealand rail ({Ocydromus australis}) which has wings so short as to be incapable of flight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weka — Taxobox name = Weka status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = down image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus = Gallirallus species = G. australis binomial = Gallirallus… … Wikipedia
Weka Pass Railway — The Weka Pass Railway is a New Zealand heritage railway based in Waipara, North Canterbury. It is operated on a 12 km length of the former Waiau Branch railway between Waipara and Waikari. The railway is operated by an incorporated society whose… … Wikipedia
Rail transport in New Zealand — Infobox rail railroad name = Rail transport in New Zealand logo filename = logo size = system map caption = The current New Zealand railway network. marks = locale = NZL start year = 1863 end year = predecessor line = successor line = gauge =… … Wikipedia
weka — noun Etymology: Maori Date: 1845 a flightless New Zealand rail (Gallirallus australis) … New Collegiate Dictionary
weka — [ wɛkə] noun a large flightless New Zealand rail. [Gallirallus australis.] Origin C19: from Maori, imitative of its cry … English new terms dictionary
weka — n. any flightless New Zealand rail of the genus Gallirallus. Etymology: Maori: imit. of its cry … Useful english dictionary
Macquarie Island Rail — Taxobox name = Macquarie Island Rail status = EX status system = EPBC status ref = SPRAT | name = Gallirallus philippensis macquariensis Buff banded Rail (Macquarie Island) | id = 59314] regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo =… … Wikipedia
Calayan Rail — Taxobox name = Calayan Rail status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 trend = stable image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus = Gallirallus species = G. calayanensis binomial =… … Wikipedia
Flightless bird — Penguins are a well known example of flightless birds Flightless birds are birds which lack the ability to fly, relying instead on their ability to run or swim. They are thought to have evolved from flying ancestors.[1] There are about forty… … Wikipedia
Open Bay Islands skink — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification Kingd … Wikipedia
