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YELLOW CANARY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- yellow canary
1, record 1, English, yellow%20canary
correct
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 Fringillidae. 2, record 1, English, - yellow%20canary
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, - yellow%20canary
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- serin de Sainte-Hélène
1, record 1, French, serin%20de%20Sainte%2DH%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne
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 Fringillidae. 2, record 1, French, - serin%20de%20Sainte%2DH%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
serin de Sainte-Hélène : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - serin%20de%20Sainte%2DH%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne
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, - serin%20de%20Sainte%2DH%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-08-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pigments and Colours (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- canary yellow 1, record 2, English, canary%20yellow
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pigments et couleurs (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- jaune serin
1, record 2, French, jaune%20serin
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- jaune canari 1, record 2, French, jaune%20canari
masculine noun
- jaune de primuline 1, record 2, French, jaune%20de%20primuline
masculine noun
- jaune Alayton 1, record 2, French, jaune%20Alayton
masculine noun
- jaune de thiazol 1, record 2, French, jaune%20de%20thiazol
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Peut aussi être un adjectif. 2, record 2, French, - jaune%20serin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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