Great Auk: largest of all auks (extinct since 1844) [Wiki]
The Great Auk was the only species in the genus Pinguinus.It was also known as garefowl, or penguin.
Standing about 75 centimetres or 30-34 inches high and weighing around 5 kg, the flightless Great Auk was the largest of the auks. It had white and glossy black feathers. In the past, the Great Auk was found in great numbers on islands off eastern Canada, Greenland, Iceland,Norway,Ireland and Great Britain, but it was eventually hunted to extinction.