[Maori, f. kaka parrot + (r)iki little.] A New Zealand green parrakeet of the genus Platycercus.
1855. R. Taylor, Te Ika a Maui, 404 (Morris). The Kakariki … is a pretty light green parrot with a band of red or yellow over the upper beak and under the throat.
1867. Hochstetter, New Zealand, 167. The several Platycercus species, Kakariki of the Maoris, are parrots with brilliant colours.
