Gook (???) (1912)

[Douglas G. Wilson]

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_Evening Post_ (Frederick MD), 22 May 1912: p. 4:

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[title] Long Ago.

The pterodactyls flew about,
The dodoes used to sing;
And the aepornis [sic: "aepyornis" --DW] wandered out
In prehistoric spring.

The dinosourus [sic] built its nest,
The gooks were on the wing;
And behemoths were quite a pest
In prehistoric spring.

Oh, mankind hasn't changed its ways,
To habits old we cling.
The bards sang these same roundelays
In prehistoric spring.

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The other creatures named here have recognizable names. But what is the "gook"?

-- Doug Wilson