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Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- grey jay
1, record 1, English, grey%20jay
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gray jay 2, record 1, English, gray%20jay
correct
- Whiskey Jack 3, record 1, English, Whiskey%20Jack
familiar
- Canada jay 3, record 1, English, Canada%20jay
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Corvidae. 4, record 1, English, - grey%20jay
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, - grey%20jay
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mésangeai du Canada
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9sangeai%20du%20Canada
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- geai gris 2, record 1, French, geai%20gris
former designation, correct, masculine noun
- geai du Canada 2, record 1, French, geai%20du%20Canada
former designation, correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Corvidae. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9sangeai%20du%20Canada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mésangeai du Canada : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9sangeai%20du%20Canada
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. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9sangeai%20du%20Canada
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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