2 edition of Great Auk comes to Chicago found in the catalog.
Great Auk comes to Chicago
Rand, Austin Loomer
Published
1967
by The Museum in [Chicago
.
Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | Zoology Chief Curator Austin L. Rand tells about Field Museum"s recent, but long-awaited acquisition of one of the 78 remaining specimens of the extinct Great Auk. |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | p. 10-13. : |
| Number of Pages | 13 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL20549251M |
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