This fascinating work provides an in-depth look at the once-abundant Great Auk, a flightless bird that went extinct in the 19th century. Parkin's book covers ev

Excerpt from The Great Auk, or Garefowl (Alca Impennis, Linn;) Mr. Seebohm3 says, It was once a British bird now it is regarded as an extinct species, like the