Editing Auk (section)

== Names ==
Several species have different English names in Europe and North America. The two species known as "murres" in North America are called "guillemots" in Europe, and the species called [[little auk]] in Europe is referred to as dovekie in North America.

=== Etymology ===
The word "auk" {{IPAc-en|ɔː|k}} is derived from [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] ''álka'' and [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] ''alka'' or ''alke'' from [[Old Norse]] ''ālka'' from [[Proto-Germanic]] *''alkǭ'' (sea-bird, auk).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auk|title=Definition of Auk |website=Merriam-Webster}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/auk |title=Definition of auk |website=Dictionary.com}}</ref>

=== Taxonomy ===
The [[family (biology)|family]] name Alcidae comes from the genus ''[[Alca (bird)|Alca]]'' given by [[Carl Linnaeus]] in 1758 for the [[razorbill]] (''Alca torda'') from the Norwegian word ''alke''.<ref>{{cite dictionary |last=Jobling  |first=James A. |title= Alca |dictionary=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names |year=2010 |url=http://www.avesdecostarica.org/uploads/7/0/1/0/70104897/scientific-bird-names.pdf |location=London, United Kingdom |publisher=Christopher Helm |page=40 |isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4}}</ref>