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CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- American crow
1, record 1, English, American%20crow
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- common crow 2, record 1, English, common%20crow
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Corvidae. 3, record 1, English, - American%20crow
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. 4, record 1, English, - American%20crow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- corneille d'Amérique
1, record 1, French, corneille%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine 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 Corvidae. 2, record 1, French, - corneille%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
corneille d'Amérique : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - corneille%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
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, - corneille%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuervo americano
1, record 1, Spanish, cuervo%20americano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] ave con plumas negras iridiscentes sobre todo su cuerpo. Sus piernas y patas también son negras. Miden de 40 a 50 centímetros, de los cuales la cola ocupa un 40 %. [Ave con distribución] desde el océano Pacífico hasta el océano Atlántico, en Canadá desde las islas de San Pedro y Miguelón hasta el sur de Estados Unidos y el norte de México. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cuervo%20americano
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