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MERGUS SQUAMATUS [1 record]

Record 1 2016-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
  • Zoology
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A bird of the family Anatidae (ducks).

OBS

Mergus squamatus Gould.

OBS

In English scientific usage, all elements of names of bird species require capital letters except for hyphenated adjectives where the second word is not capitalized, for example, Black-crowned Night Heron.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
  • Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Harle de Gould ou Harle de Chine. [...] Amourland Sibérie (E) et Mandchourie (Nord). [...] Migration constatée en Corée, Chine et jusqu'au N. du Vietnam et de la Birmanie. [...]

OBS

Bec-scie de Chine : le Musée national des sciences naturelles, recommande cet usage en Amérique du Nord.

OBS

Mergus squamatus Gould.

OBS

En français, les noms des espèces d'oiseaux acquièrent une valeur de nom propre; tous les substantifs génériques de même que tous les qualificatifs spécifiques qui précèdent le substantif générique doivent prendre la majuscule, par exemple : Pétrel minime, Petit Butor.

Spanish

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