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TURCO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-07-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- moustached turca
1, record 1, English, moustached%20turca
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- turco 1, record 1, English, turco
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Rhinocryptidae. 2, record 1, English, - moustached%20turca
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In English scientific usage, 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. 2, record 1, English, - moustached%20turca
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tourco à moustaches
1, record 1, French, tourco%20%C3%A0%20moustaches
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 Rhinocryptidae. 2, record 1, French, - tourco%20%C3%A0%20moustaches
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tourco à moustaches : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - tourco%20%C3%A0%20moustaches
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
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. 2, record 1, French, - tourco%20%C3%A0%20moustaches
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-02-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Peace-Keeping Operations
- Arms Control
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Turco, Toon, Ackerman, Pollack and Sagan Report
1, record 2, English, Turco%2C%20Toon%2C%20Ackerman%2C%20Pollack%20and%20Sagan%20Report
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- TTAPS report 1, record 2, English, TTAPS%20report
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The acronym refers to the names of the authors of the report: Richard Turco, Owen Toon, Thomas Ackerman, James Pollack and Carl Sagan. 1, record 2, English, - Turco%2C%20Toon%2C%20Ackerman%2C%20Pollack%20and%20Sagan%20Report
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Opérations de maintien de la paix
- Contrôle des armements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- rapport Turco, Toon, Ackerman, Pollack and Sagan
1, record 2, French, rapport%20Turco%2C%20Toon%2C%20Ackerman%2C%20Pollack%20and%20Sagan
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- rapport TTAPS 1, record 2, French, rapport%20TTAPS
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproduit du lexique «Disarmament and Peace Keeping/Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 2, French, - rapport%20Turco%2C%20Toon%2C%20Ackerman%2C%20Pollack%20and%20Sagan
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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