Alca
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Alca_torda.jpg/220px-Alca_torda.jpg)
Etymology
From New Latin, from Old Norse alka (“auk”)
Proper noun
Alca f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alcidae – the single species Alca torda, the razorbill.
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
Razorbill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Alca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons