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BRANTA CANADENSIS HUTCHINSII [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Birds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cackling goose
1, record 1, English, cackling%20goose
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tundra goose 2, record 1, English, tundra%20goose
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bird of the family Anatidae. 3, record 1, English, - cackling%20goose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cackling goose: according to the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 3, record 1, English, - cackling%20goose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
tundra goose: according to the taxonomic order and nomenclature that follows Sibley & Monroe 1996. 3, record 1, English, - cackling%20goose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Branta canadensis hutchinsii: Branta hutchinsii was formerly treated as a subspecies and is now separated on the basis of genetic studies of geese. 3, record 1, English, - cackling%20goose
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 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, - cackling%20goose
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oiseaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bernache de Hutchins
1, record 1, French, bernache%20de%20Hutchins
correct, see observation, 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 Anatidae. 2, record 1, French, - bernache%20de%20Hutchins
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bernache de Hutchins : terme français uniformisé par la Commission internationale des noms français des oiseaux. 2, record 1, French, - bernache%20de%20Hutchins
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Branta canadensis hutchinsii : Branta hutchinsii était autrefois considérée comme une sous-espèce. Des études génétiques ont permis de la hisser au rang d'espèce. 2, record 1, French, - bernache%20de%20Hutchins
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, - bernache%20de%20Hutchins
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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