Auk
AUK, 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.)
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
