GREAT AUK. 



GREAT PENGUIN. GARE FOWL. 

 Plautus IMPENNIS. 



Char. Upper parts black, a white patch in front of the eyes; under 

 parts white ; sides of the throat dark buff ; wings little more than rudi- 

 mentary. Length about 30 inches. 



Nest. Among the shingle on a sea-washed beach, sometimes at a con- 

 siderable distance from the water. The birds probably make no nest. 



Eggs. Probably i ; creamy white or buff, sometimes tinged with green, 

 marked with dark brown and gray ; average size 4.80 X 2.90. 



The Great Auk, or Northern Penguin, inhabits the highest 

 latitudes of the globe, dwelUng by choice and instinct amidst 



