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AUSTRALIAN LITTLE BITTERN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- New Zealand bittern
1, record 1, English, New%20Zealand%20bittern
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- New Zealand little bittern 2, record 1, English, New%20Zealand%20little%20bittern
- Australian little bittern 3, record 1, English, Australian%20little%20bittern
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Ardeidae. 4, record 1, English, - New%20Zealand%20bittern
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. 5, record 1, English, - New%20Zealand%20bittern
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- blongios à dos noir
1, record 1, French, blongios%20%C3%A0%20dos%20noir
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 Ardeidae. 2, record 1, French, - blongios%20%C3%A0%20dos%20noir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
blongios à dos noir : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - blongios%20%C3%A0%20dos%20noir
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, - blongios%20%C3%A0%20dos%20noir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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