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IMPERIAL PHEASANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- imperial pheasant
1, record 1, English, imperial%20pheasant
see observation
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 Phasianidae. 2, record 1, English, - imperial%20pheasant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
imperial pheasant: This name refers to hybrids between silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) and Edwards’s pheasant (Lophura edwardsi), and is not a valid taxon. 3, record 1, English, - imperial%20pheasant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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. 4, record 1, English, - imperial%20pheasant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faisan impérial
1, record 1, French, faisan%20imp%C3%A9rial
see observation, masculine noun
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 Phasianidae. 2, record 1, French, - faisan%20imp%C3%A9rial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
faisan impérial : ce nom commun correspond en réalité à un hybride de deux espèces (Lophura [edwardsi x nycthemera]) et ne désigne donc plus une espèce valide (2011). 3, record 1, French, - faisan%20imp%C3%A9rial
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, - faisan%20imp%C3%A9rial
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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