State bird that sometimes nests on lava fields (4)

I believe the answer is:

nene

(Other definitions for nene that I've seen before include "River of Peterborough; goose" , "Flower" , "Peterborough's river" , "Rare bird" , "River navigable to Northampton" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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