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CUCULUS VAGANS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- moustached hawk-cuckoo 1, record 1, English, moustached%20hawk%2Dcuckoo
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- moustached hawk cuckoo 2, record 1, English, moustached%20hawk%20cuckoo
correct
- lesser hawk cuckoo 2, record 1, English, lesser%20hawk%20cuckoo
correct
- small hawk cuckoo 2, record 1, English, small%20hawk%20cuckoo
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Cuculidae. 3, record 1, English, - moustached%20hawk%2Dcuckoo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
According to some authors, 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. 4, record 1, English, - moustached%20hawk%2Dcuckoo
Record 1, Key term(s)
- lesser hawk-cuckoo
- small hawk-cuckoo
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coucou à moustaches
1, record 1, French, coucou%20%C3%A0%20moustaches
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Cuculidae. 2, record 1, French, - coucou%20%C3%A0%20moustaches
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
coucou à moustaches : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - coucou%20%C3%A0%20moustaches
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Selon certains auteurs, 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. 3, record 1, French, - coucou%20%C3%A0%20moustaches
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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