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Auk
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
a name commonly given to several species of sea-fowl.
A special interest attaches to the great auk (Alca impennis), owing to its recent extinction and the value of its eggs to collectors. (See GAREFOWL; also GUILLEMOT, PUFFIN, RAZORBILL.)
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Auk'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/auk.html. 1910.