Illustration and notes from John James Audubon (1785-1851)
Family XLIV. ALCINAE. AUKS.
GENUS II. ALCA, Linn. AUK.
"...When I was in Labrador, many of the fishermen assured me that the "Penguin," as they name this bird, breeds on a low rocky island to the south-east of Newfoundland, where they destroy great numbers of the young for bait; but as this intelligence came to me when the season was too far advanced, I had no opportunity of ascertaining its accuracy. ..."
Read the rest of Audubon's notes on the original penquin.
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