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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-04-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- band-tailed pigeon
1, record 1, English, band%2Dtailed%20pigeon
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 Columbidae. 2, record 1, English, - band%2Dtailed%20pigeon
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, - band%2Dtailed%20pigeon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pigeon à queue barrée
1, record 1, French, pigeon%20%C3%A0%20queue%20barr%C3%A9e
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 Columbidae. 2, record 1, French, - pigeon%20%C3%A0%20queue%20barr%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pigeon à queue barrée : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - pigeon%20%C3%A0%20queue%20barr%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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, - pigeon%20%C3%A0%20queue%20barr%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- paloma torcaza
1, record 1, Spanish, paloma%20torcaza
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- paloma de collar 2, record 1, Spanish, paloma%20de%20collar
correct, feminine noun
- torcaza collareja 2, record 1, Spanish, torcaza%20collareja
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ave de la] familia Columbidae. [...] Esta paloma es una de las más grandes y robustas, presenta una cola ancha en forma de abanico, el pico es amarillo y el color de su cuerpo es gris parduzco, presenta una banda blanca conspicua en la nuca y un lustre verde broncíneo metálico en la alta espalda [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - paloma%20torcaza
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