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OCEANODROMA HORNBYI [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hornby’s storm-petrel
1, record 1, English, Hornby%26rsquo%3Bs%20storm%2Dpetrel
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ringed storm-petrel 1, record 1, English, ringed%20storm%2Dpetrel
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Hydrobatidae. 2, record 1, English, - Hornby%26rsquo%3Bs%20storm%2Dpetrel
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. 3, record 1, English, - Hornby%26rsquo%3Bs%20storm%2Dpetrel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- océanite de Hornby
1, record 1, French, oc%C3%A9anite%20de%20Hornby
correct, see observation, 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 Hydrobatidae. 2, record 1, French, - oc%C3%A9anite%20de%20Hornby
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
océanite de Hornby : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - oc%C3%A9anite%20de%20Hornby
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. 3, record 1, French, - oc%C3%A9anite%20de%20Hornby
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ringed storm-petrel
1, record 2, English, ringed%20storm%2Dpetrel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bird of the family Hydrobatidae. 2, record 2, English, - ringed%20storm%2Dpetrel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pétrel de Hornby
1, record 2, French, p%C3%A9trel%20de%20Hornby
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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