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Alca or Plautus impennis
Auk Auk, n. [Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw. alka.] (Zo["o]l.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcid[ae]. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (or Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre.

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- 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...
- However, there are enough differences to clearly separate it from Pinguinus impennis. Notably, the ulna isn't as compressed as in the more recent form and shows...
- Empis impennis is a species of fly in the family Empididae. It is included in the subgenus Coptophlebia of the genus Empis. It is found in the Palearctic...
- lomvia Alle Little auk or dovekie, Alle alle Pinguinus Great auk, Pinguinus impennis (extinct, c.1844) Alca Razorbill, Alca torda Tribe Synthliboramphini –...
- It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk (Pinguinus impennis). Razorbills are primarily black with a white underside. The male and female...
- scientific classification to name the genus of the great auk (Pinguinus impennis, meaning "plump or fat without flight feathers"), which became extinct...
- grebe, Podilymbus gigas † (reportedly flightless) Great auk, Pinguinus impennisEmperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus...
- letzten Vorkommnisse des Riesen-Alks (Alca impennis), 1883 - On the last occurrences of the great auk (Alca impennis). Ueber einige Vögel von Cochabamba in...
- Nespoulet, R., & Mohammed, A. E. H. (2010). 22 "A great auk (Pinguinus impennis) in North Africa: discovery of". In Birds in Archaeology: Proceedings of...
- Montevecchi, William A.; David A. Kirk (1996). "Demography–Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis)". The Birds of North America Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved...