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CORVUS CORAX [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
- common raven
1, record 1, English, common%20raven
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Northern raven 2, record 1, English, Northern%20raven
correct
- Western raven 3, record 1, English, Western%20raven
correct
- raven 4, record 1, English, raven
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Corvidae. 5, record 1, English, - common%20raven
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. 6, record 1, English, - common%20raven
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grand corbeau
1, record 1, French, grand%20corbeau
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 Corvidae. 2, record 1, French, - grand%20corbeau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
grand corbeau : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - grand%20corbeau
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, - grand%20corbeau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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