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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 916 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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AUK , a name commonly given to several See also:

species of See also:sea-See also:fowl. A See also:special See also:interest attaches to the See also:great auk (Alta impennis), owing to its See also:recent extinction and the value of its eggs to collectors.

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