[DOC] [TLE] Great auk - Wikipedia [PAR] The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) is a flightless bird of the alcid family that 
became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the 
genus Pinguinus (unrelated to penguins, although it was the first bird to be called 
penguin). It bred on rocky, isolated islands with easy access to the ocean and a ... 
On 3 July 1844, the last two confirmed specimens were killed on Eldey, off... [DOC] [TLE] When the Last of the Great Auks Died, It Was by the Crush of a ... [PAR] Jul 10, 2014 ... The sailors watched as the bird, a Great Auk, waddled clumsily along. ... the last 
pair on the shores of Eldey Island, off the coast of Iceland. .... Samba and Sway to 
These Brazilian Songs Compiled By Smithsonian Folkways... [DOC] [TLE] Marine Birds - Great Auk - Canada's Polar Life [PAR] The great auk is one of the few North American birds, such as the passenger ... 
where they killed the birds, eating some immediately and preserving others in 
salt to use later. ... some of these birds were as large as geese, being black and 
white with a ... On June 3rd, 1844, three men set out for the Island of Eldey, off 
Iceland,... [DOC] [TLE] Eldey Island - The Lost Bird Project [PAR] Eldey Island, where the last pair of Great Auks were killed in 1844. Eldey_Island.
jpg. The island, which lies about 15 miles off the southern coast of Iceland, ... 
Moyacks, Great Apponath, Geirfuglar, Wobble, Binoclethese are some of the... [DOC] [TLE] great auk | extinct bird | Britannica.com [PAR] ... Charadriiformes). They bred in colonies on rocky islands off North Atlantic... ... 
Great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also called garefowl, flightless seabird extinct 
since 1844. Great auks ... The last known specimens were killed in June 1844 at 
Eldey island, Iceland. About 80 ... Learn More in these related articles: Razor-
billed... [DOC] [TLE] 3 June 1844, 170 years ago on Eldey, a small island off Iceland, the ... [PAR] 3 June 1844, 170 years ago on Eldey, a small island off Iceland, the last breeding 
pair of ... July 3, 1844  The last definitely recorded pair of Great Auks are killed 
on the ..... The Bird was Collected off the South Coast of Iceland in 1821, shortly 
before the ...... These Are The Last Few Northern White Rhinos Left On The 
Planet. [DOC] [TLE] July 3, 1844  The last definitely recorded pair of Great Auks are ... [PAR] July 3, 1844  The last definitely recorded pair of Great Auks are killed on the ... 
1844, the last Great Auk, a relative of puffins and razorbills, was killed on an 
island off ... The Bird was Collected off the South Coast of Iceland in 1821, shortly 
before the ... Extinct: Great Auk: These auks were flightless penguins from the 
Atlantic. [DOC] [TLE] Great Auk - Mystic Seaport for Educators [PAR] was in 1841. Then in 1844 hunters killed two Great Auks on a tiny rock island off 
Iceland, which remains the last verifiable account of these now extinct birds. [DOC] [TLE] The Last Great Auk  Thoughtomics [PAR] Mar 29, 2011 ... The black and white Great Auk was a beautiful bird of bizarre proportions. ... 
Brandsson and Ketil Ketilsson saw the last living Great Auks, in June 1844. ... 
and John Wolley, make it seem as if these birds were killed only yesterday. ... He 
describes what happened on Funk Island, near Newfoundland, which... [DOC] [TLE] Great Auk - Extinct species - Oiseaux-Birds [PAR] By the late 18th century, the Great Auk bred only on some islands off Iceland 
coasts. ... more birds, until July of 1844, when the two last Great Auks, a pair, 
were killed on Eldey Island. ... These birds also used visual displays to 
communicate. [DOC] [TLE] Excerpt: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History | Audubon [PAR] Feb 10, 2014 ... These specimens, as I learned on the day

Question: The last of these "great" birds was killed in 1844 on an island off Iceland
Answer: a great auk