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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
- common murre
1, record 1, English, common%20murre
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Alcidae. 2, record 1, English, - common%20murre
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, - common%20murre
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- guillemot marmette
1, record 1, French, guillemot%20marmette
correct, see observation, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- marmette de Troïl 2, record 1, French, marmette%20de%20Tro%C3%AFl
former designation, correct, see observation, feminine noun
- guillemot de Troïl 2, record 1, French, guillemot%20de%20Tro%C3%AFl
former designation, correct, see observation, masculine noun
- marmette commune 2, record 1, French, marmette%20commune
former designation, correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Oiseau de la famille des Alcidae. 3, record 1, French, - guillemot%20marmette
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
guillemot marmette : nom français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 3, record 1, French, - guillemot%20marmette
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, - guillemot%20marmette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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