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PSALIDOPROCNE CHALYBEA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Shari sawwing
1, record 1, English, Shari%20sawwing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- western sawwing 2, record 1, English, western%20sawwing
- western rough-winged swallow 2, record 1, English, western%20rough%2Dwinged%20swallow
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Hirundinidae. 3, record 1, English, - Shari%20sawwing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
This taxon is considered a subspecies of Psalidoprocne pristoptera by some authors. 4, record 1, English, - Shari%20sawwing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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, - Shari%20sawwing
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Shari saw-wing
- western saw-wing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hirondelle à queue fourchue
1, record 1, French, hirondelle%20%C3%A0%20queue%20fourchue
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 Hirundinidae. 2, record 1, French, - hirondelle%20%C3%A0%20queue%20fourchue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hirondelle à queue fourchue : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - hirondelle%20%C3%A0%20queue%20fourchue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Ce taxon est considéré comme une sous-espèce de Psalidoprocne pristoptera par certains auteurs. 3, record 1, French, - hirondelle%20%C3%A0%20queue%20fourchue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 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, - hirondelle%20%C3%A0%20queue%20fourchue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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