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 se.i-vvashed beach, sometimes at a con- 
siderable distance from the water. The birds probably make no ne.st. 
Eggs. Probably i ; creamv white or buff, sometimes tinged with green, 
marked with dark brown and gray ; average size 4.S0 X 2.90. 
The Great Auk, or Northern Penguin, inhabits the highest 
latitudes of the globe, dwelling by choice and instinct amidst 
