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REGULUS CALENDULA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-08-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ruby-crowned kinglet
1, record 1, English, ruby%2Dcrowned%20kinglet
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Regulidae. 2, record 1, English, - ruby%2Dcrowned%20kinglet
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, - ruby%2Dcrowned%20kinglet
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- roitelet à couronne rubis
1, record 1, French, roitelet%20%C3%A0%20couronne%20rubis
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 Regulidae. 2, record 1, French, - roitelet%20%C3%A0%20couronne%20rubis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
roitelet à couronne rubis : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - roitelet%20%C3%A0%20couronne%20rubis
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, - roitelet%20%C3%A0%20couronne%20rubis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- kinglet 1, record 2, English, kinglet
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
any of several small songbirds with a bright-colored crown, as the golden-crowned kinglet(Regulus satrapa) and the ruby-crowned kinglet(Regulus calendula). 2, record 2, English, - kinglet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- roitelet
1, record 2, French, roitelet
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Oiseau passereau (regulus) plus petit que le moineau. 2, record 2, French, - roitelet
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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