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COTURNIX COTURNIX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- common quail
1, record 1, English, common%20quail
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- European quail 2, record 1, English, European%20quail
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The quails in the narrow sense, genus Coturnix, with four species: The common quail (Coturnix coturnix).... The common quail (Coturnix coturnix coturnix) inhabits a particularly wide range as a breeding bird. It is a late European migrant, arriving in Germany only in mid-May. It begins to breed about the end of May. 3, record 1, English, - common%20quail
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Phasianidae (subfamily: Phasianiae). 4, record 1, English, - common%20quail
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia (GRANI, 1972, vol. 7, p. 487) uses Coturnix coturnix and Coturnix coturnix coturnix interchangeably as scientific (or latin) terms for the common quail. 4, record 1, English, - common%20quail
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, - common%20quail
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Coturnix coturnix coturnix
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caille des blés
1, record 1, French, caille%20des%20bl%C3%A9s
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 CONT
La caille des blés (Coturnix coturnix) est l'un des plus petits représentants de l'ordre des Galliformes [...] Elle niche dans une grande partie de l'Eurasie [...] Elle est très commune dans tout le centre et le sud de l'Europe. C'est un oiseau migrateur dans toute son aire de répartition [...] 2, record 1, French, - caille%20des%20bl%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Phasianidae (sous-famille : Phasianinae). 3, record 1, French, - caille%20des%20bl%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
caille des blés : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - caille%20des%20bl%C3%A9s
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Coturnix coturnix coturnix
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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