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A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family Alcidæ. The great auk, now extinct, is Alca (or Plautus) impennis. The razor-billed auk is A. torda. See Puffin, Guillemot, and Murre.

See Awkward. [Obs.]

See Balk.

See Cawk, Calker.

See Dawk, v. t., to cut or gush.

Hebrew. [Obs.] Chaucer.

See Malkin.

Same as Sacs.

s the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers, gulls, petrels, etc.

A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins.

An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar. [Also written cauk.]

It is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and red legs; -- also called chauk, chauk-daw, chocard, Cornish chough, red-legged crow. The name is also applied to several allied birds, as the Alpine chough. Cornish chough (Her.), a bird represented black, with red feet, and beak; -- called also aylet and s…

Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; -- spelt also dawk, and dauk. [India] Dak boat, a mail boat. Percy Smith. -- Dak bungalow, a traveler's rest-house at the and of a dak stage. -- To travel by dak, to travel by relays of palanquines or other carriage, as fast as the post along a road.…

A guillemot (Uria grylle), of the arctic regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under Dove.

The great auk; also, the razorbill. See Auk. [Written also gairfowl, and gurfel.]

cago & Alton; Chicago, Burlington & Quincey; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; and Chicago & Northwestern, railroads. [U. S.].

One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and swimmers.

The razor-billed auk. See Auk.

See Malkin, and Maukin.

Same as Parrakeet. [Written also paroket, parroquet, and perroquet.] Paroquet auk or auklet (Zoöl.), a small auk (Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus) inhabiting the coast and islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under parts white, bill orange red. Called also perroquet auk.