| Summary: | penguin _Plautus_ _impennis_ (Linn.). Great Auk; "Penguin."-Extinct. The last Great Auk seen alive was in 1852. In 1853, the dead body of one was found floating in the waters of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. Like the Gannet at the present day, it is probable that the Great Auk bred in only a few chosen places, chief of which was Funk Island, lying 32 miles off the north-east coast of Newfoundland, and although the bird may have bred on the Labrador coast we have no evidence of it, either from history or from the presence of egg shells or bones, such as have been found in numbers at Funk Island. However, there is no doubt but that the bird, if not a resident, was formerly a frequent visitor to the Labrador coast. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M.Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Not used Not used Withdrawn
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