THE GREAT AUK 97 



The Great Auk has the general colour of the 

 upper parts, including the wings, black ; the second- 

 aries are tipped with white ; the tail is black ; the 

 throat is black ; the remainder of the under parts 

 white, as is also a large patch on each side of the 

 face between the base of the bill and the eye. 

 Bill similar to that of the Razorbill, but the white 

 grooves not quite so conspicuous. In winter the 

 throat became white, as in the Razorbill. The length 

 of the Great Auk was about twenty-five inches. 



