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PELECANUS ERYTHRORHYNCHOS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- American white pelican
1, record 1, English, American%20white%20pelican
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- white pelican 1, record 1, English, white%20pelican
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Pelecanidae. 2, record 1, English, - American%20white%20pelican
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. 3, record 1, English, - American%20white%20pelican
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pélican d'Amérique
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9lican%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pélican blanc d'Amérique 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A9lican%20blanc%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
former designation, correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Pelecanidae. 3, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9lican%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pélican d'Amérique : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9lican%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
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. 4, record 1, French, - p%C3%A9lican%20d%27Am%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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