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Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Harris's hawk
1, record 1, English, Harris%27s%20hawk
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bay-winged hawk 2, record 1, English, bay%2Dwinged%20hawk
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Accipitridae. 3, record 1, English, - Harris%27s%20hawk
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, - Harris%27s%20hawk
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bay winged hawk
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- buse de Harris
1, record 1, French, buse%20de%20Harris
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- buse à croupion blanc 2, record 1, French, buse%20%C3%A0%20croupion%20blanc
feminine noun
- buse à ailes marrons 2, record 1, French, buse%20%C3%A0%20ailes%20marrons
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Accipitridae. 3, record 1, French, - buse%20de%20Harris
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
buse de Harris : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - buse%20de%20Harris
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, - buse%20de%20Harris
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aves
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gavilán mixto
1, record 1, Spanish, gavil%C3%A1n%20mixto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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