- The
great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also
known as the
penguin or
garefowl, is a
species of
flightless alcid that
became extinct in the mid-19th century...
- the now
extinct great auk (
garefowl). On the east side of the
island there is a rock
ledge called Gorfuglarókin "
Garefowl Ledge", and
written sources...
-
refuges for the
flightless bird the
great auk (which was also
called "
garefowl" — "geirfugl" in Icelandic). In a
volcanic eruption in 1830 this rock submerged...
- archipelago, that he and his father-in-law with
another man had
caught a "
garefowl,"
noticing its
little wings and the
large white spot on its head. They...
-
Penguin (Funk) Island. In
earlier times, the
great auk was also
known as the
garefowl, from the Norse, "geirfugl". In the
early 16th century,
Europeans were...
-
descriptions of the history, ecology,
habits and
distribution of the "
garefowl" (an old
English name), a
great many
illustrations –
often dating back...
