२७ फेब्रुवारी, २०१६

Auks.



"The Great Auk Pinguinus impennis surrounded by its true relatives Pinguinus impennis Alca torda Fratercula arctica Cepphus grylle Uria aalge Alle alle," by Archibald Thorburn.

"An auk is a bird of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes....They are good swimmers and divers, but their walking appears clumsy. Modern auks can fly (except for the extinct great auk)...."

Auks are not awkward, except from a land-based perspective.

७ टिप्पण्या:

Laslo Spatula म्हणाले...

Walking was, for them, an Auksiliary thing.

I am Laslo.

Robert J. म्हणाले...

I caught an Alca torda once.

RMc म्हणाले...

The bird is the (auk) word!

rehajm म्हणाले...

You didn't see anything...

Fernandinande म्हणाले...

My computer simulation indicates that, statistically, it's nearly impossible for more than one auk to exist.

Mark Caplan म्हणाले...

The picture threw me. I was expecting to see Rubio, ¡Jeb!, McCain and the rest of the auks.

bbkingfish म्हणाले...

The Atlantic Puffin (upper right) is fratercula arctica, in breeding plumage.

My favorite auk.