razorbill

A large auk (Alca torda) of the northern Atlantic, having black-and-white plumage, a long tail, and a flattened bill.

The razor-billed auk, or tinker, Alca or Utamania torda, so called from the deep, compressed, and trenchant bill.

The skimmer or cutwater, Rhynchops nigra. See skimmer and Rhynchops.

A species of auk (Alca torda) common in the Arctic seas. See auk, and Illust. in Appendix.

See cutwater, 3.

A large black and white auk, Alca torda, native to the north Atlantic.

black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill