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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- black guillemot
1, record 1, English, black%20guillemot
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sea pigeon 2, record 1, English, sea%20pigeon
see observation, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Alcidae. 3, record 1, English, - black%20guillemot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sea pigeon: folkloric name. 4, record 1, English, - black%20guillemot
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 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. 5, record 1, English, - black%20guillemot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- guillemot à miroir
1, record 1, French, guillemot%20%C3%A0%20miroir
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- guillemot noir 1, record 1, French, guillemot%20noir
former designation, correct, see observation, masculine noun
- pigeon de mer 2, record 1, French, pigeon%20de%20mer
former designation, see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Alcidae. 3, record 1, French, - guillemot%20%C3%A0%20miroir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
guillemot à miroir : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - guillemot%20%C3%A0%20miroir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pigeon de mer : nom folklorique. 2, record 1, French, - guillemot%20%C3%A0%20miroir
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 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, - guillemot%20%C3%A0%20miroir
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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