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BRANTA BERNICLA HROTA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Atlantic brant
1, record 1, English, Atlantic%20brant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- American brant 2, record 1, English, American%20brant
correct
- pale-bellied brent goose 1, record 1, English, pale%2Dbellied%20brent%20goose
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Anatidae. 3, record 1, English, - Atlantic%20brant
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, - Atlantic%20brant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bernache à ventre pâle
1, record 1, French, bernache%20%C3%A0%20ventre%20p%C3%A2le
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bernache cravant à ventre pâle 2, record 1, French, bernache%20cravant%20%C3%A0%20ventre%20p%C3%A2le
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Anatidae. 3, record 1, French, - bernache%20%C3%A0%20ventre%20p%C3%A2le
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Selon certains auteurs, 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, - bernache%20%C3%A0%20ventre%20p%C3%A2le
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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