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MCCOWN LONGSPUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thick-billed longspur
1, record 1, English, thick%2Dbilled%20longspur
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- McCown's longspur 2, record 1, English, McCown%27s%20longspur
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Calcariidae. 3, record 1, English, - thick%2Dbilled%20longspur
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. 3, record 1, English, - thick%2Dbilled%20longspur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- thick billed longspur
- thickbilled longspur
- McCown longspur
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plectrophane de McCown
1, record 1, French, plectrophane%20de%20McCown
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plectrophane à ventre gris 2, record 1, French, plectrophane%20%C3%A0%20ventre%20gris
correct, masculine noun
- bruant de McCown 3, record 1, French, bruant%20de%20McCown
masculine noun
- bruant à collier gris 3, record 1, French, bruant%20%C3%A0%20collier%20gris
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Calcariidae. 4, record 1, French, - plectrophane%20de%20McCown
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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. 4, record 1, French, - plectrophane%20de%20McCown
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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