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CHOWCHILLA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- chowchilla
1, record 1, English, chowchilla
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Spalding’s logrunner 1, record 1, English, Spalding%26rsquo%3Bs%20logrunner
correct
- Northern logrunner 1, record 1, English, Northern%20logrunner
correct
- Northern chowchilla 1, record 1, English, Northern%20chowchilla
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Orthonychidae. 2, record 1, English, - chowchilla
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 2, record 1, English, - chowchilla
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- orthonyx de Spalding
1, record 1, French, orthonyx%20de%20Spalding
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 Orthonychidae. 2, record 1, French, - orthonyx%20de%20Spalding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
orthonyx de Spalding : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - orthonyx%20de%20Spalding
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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. 2, record 1, French, - orthonyx%20de%20Spalding
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-10-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Australian logrunner
1, record 2, English, Australian%20logrunner
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- logrunner 2, record 2, English, logrunner
correct
- southern logrunner 3, record 2, English, southern%20logrunner
- spine-tailed logrunner 3, record 2, English, spine%2Dtailed%20logrunner
- spine-tailed chowchilla 3, record 2, English, spine%2Dtailed%20chowchilla
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Orthonychidae. 4, record 2, English, - Australian%20logrunner
Record number: 2, 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. 5, record 2, English, - Australian%20logrunner
Record 2, Key term(s)
- spine tailed logrunner
- spine tailed chowchilla
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- orthonyx de Temminck
1, record 2, French, orthonyx%20de%20Temminck
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Orthonychidae. 2, record 2, French, - orthonyx%20de%20Temminck
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
orthonyx de Temminck : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 2, French, - orthonyx%20de%20Temminck
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - orthonyx%20de%20Temminck
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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