Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Frontispiece
- Colophon
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAP. I INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. II The Distribution of the Great Auk—The living Bird in its American Habitats
- CHAP. III The living Great Auk in its European Habitats
- CHAP. IV The Remains of the Great Auk—Introduction to the Subject—Discoveries in North America
- CHAP. V The Remains of the Great Auk in Denmark and Iceland
- CHAP. VI British Remains of the Great Auk—Keiss in Caithness-shire
- CHAP. VII British Remains of the Great Auk (continued)—Oronsay in Argyllshire
- CHAP. VIII How was Caisteal-nan-Gillean formed, and to what period does it probably belong?
- CHAP. IX English Remains of the Great Auk
- CHAP. X The Habits of the Garefowl, and the Region it lived in
- CHAP. XI EXISTING REMAINS OF THE GAREFOWL
- CHAP. XII The Uses to which the Great Auk was put by Man
- CHAP. XIII The Names by which the Great Auk has been known, and their Philology
- CHAP. XIV The Period during which the Great Auk lived—Conclusion
- APPENDICES
- INDEX
- REMARKS ON CHART
- Plate section
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Frontispiece
- Colophon
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAP. I INTRODUCTION
- CHAP. II The Distribution of the Great Auk—The living Bird in its American Habitats
- CHAP. III The living Great Auk in its European Habitats
- CHAP. IV The Remains of the Great Auk—Introduction to the Subject—Discoveries in North America
- CHAP. V The Remains of the Great Auk in Denmark and Iceland
- CHAP. VI British Remains of the Great Auk—Keiss in Caithness-shire
- CHAP. VII British Remains of the Great Auk (continued)—Oronsay in Argyllshire
- CHAP. VIII How was Caisteal-nan-Gillean formed, and to what period does it probably belong?
- CHAP. IX English Remains of the Great Auk
- CHAP. X The Habits of the Garefowl, and the Region it lived in
- CHAP. XI EXISTING REMAINS OF THE GAREFOWL
- CHAP. XII The Uses to which the Great Auk was put by Man
- CHAP. XIII The Names by which the Great Auk has been known, and their Philology
- CHAP. XIV The Period during which the Great Auk lived—Conclusion
- APPENDICES
- INDEX
- REMARKS ON CHART
- Plate section
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- The Great Auk, or GarefowlIts History, Archaeology, and Remains, pp. 143 - 144Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015First published in: 1885