Great Auk

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“Alca Impennis. The Great Auk. A great white oval spot between eye and bill. Hood and mantle dark; under parts white, extending in a point on the throat; ends of secondaries white. Bill black, with white grooves; feet dark.” Elliot Coues, 1884

Keywords

migratory birds, birds, flightless birds, ornithology, extinct birds, North American birds, Alca impennis, extinct species, aquatic feeding bird, The Great Auk

Galleries

Birds: A-B

Source

Elliot Coues Key to North American Birds (Boston, MA: Estes and Lauriat, 1884)

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