IMAGINATION has long had a large share in the accounts given of the Gare-fowl or Great Auk, notwithstanding the efforts of those who have tried to set forth nothing but the truth on the subject ...

The North American Marbled Murrelet is a small plump (~200g) fast flying seabird belonging to the auk family or Alcidae. At sea they are usually found close to shore and, during the summer months, are ...

The great auk was a large seabird of the family Alcidae, a group which includes the razorbill, guillemot and puffin, breeding species of North Atlantic cliffs, islands and skerries. Before it was ...