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On the Great Auk's historical range, several web pages and books state that the bird was abundant as far south as Florida and the Mediterranean. Eg: ""In prehistoric times, great auks (Pinguinus impennis) were abundant throughout much of the North Atlantic, from Florida to Labrador and from the Mediterranean to northern Norway, with a population possibly in the millions."" http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14219273.900-how-collectors-killed-one-hundred-and-fifty-years-ago-nextweek-the-last-two-great-auks-ever-seen-were-killed-at-their-breeding-colonyon-a-tiny-island-off-the-coast-of-iceland-tim-birkhead-chronicles-thebirds-fate.html
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