Great Auk

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“This species (Alca impennis or Great Auk), extirpated chiefly by the persecution of fisherman, but subsequently by collectors, resembles a flightless Razorbill, though double the size; it had no white stripes on the head or bill, but shewed a large white patch before each eye. A. impennis, the extinct Great Auk or Garefowl, inhabited the North Atlantic, chiefly in the neighborhood of Ice A. H. Evans, 1900

Keywords

birds, Auk, fowl, flightless birds, extinct birds, North Atlantic birds, Alca impennis, Great Auk, Penguins impennis, Garefowl

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Birds: A-B

Source

Evans, A. H. Birds (New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1900)

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