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This 1885 work by naturalist Symington Grieve collects together 'a considerable amount of literature bearing upon the 'History, Archaeology, and Remains' of this extinct bird', including articles on the distribution of the great auk, its various names, and information on all the surviving specimens, whether stuffed, skeletal, bones, or eggs.

Table of Contents
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The distribution of the great auk; 3. The living great auk in its European habitats; 4. The remains of the great auk; 5. The remains of the great auk in Denmark and Iceland; 6. British remains of the great auk; 7. British remains of the great auk (cont.); 8. How was Caisteal-nan-Gillean formed; 9. English remains of the great auk; 10. The habits of the garefowl, and the region it lived in; 11. Information regarding existing remains of the great auk; 12. The uses to which the great auk was put by man; 13. The names by which the great auk has been known; 14. The period during which the great auk lived; Appendices; Index.

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 3 May 2015
      ISBN-13 9781108081474
      978-1108081474
      ISBN-10 1108081479
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      Zoology: birds (ornithology)

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This 1885 work by naturalist Symington Grieve collects together 'a considerable amount of literature bearing upon the 'History, Archaeology, and Remains' of this extinct bird', including articles on the distribution of the great auk, its various names, and information on all the surviving specimens, whether stuffed, skeletal, bones, or eggs.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The distribution of the great auk; 3. The living great auk in its European habitats; 4. The remains of the great auk; 5. The remains of the great auk in Denmark and Iceland; 6. British remains of the great auk; 7. British remains of the great auk (cont.); 8. How was Caisteal-nan-Gillean formed; 9. English remains of the great auk; 10. The habits of the garefowl, and the region it lived in; 11. Information regarding existing remains of the great auk; 12. The uses to which the great auk was put by man; 13. The names by which the great auk has been known; 14. The period during which the great auk lived; Appendices; Index.

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