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Labelling bird names - capitalisation? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter rafiki
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foresttwitcher
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Have a look at this thread but don't expect agreement on what is correct! http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=348896&highlight=Capitalisation
Egrets Ivadafew
Well-known member
Even though my grasp of English isn't immaculate, I've written a couple of books. The proofreader for these pulled me up on the following-
All capitals (Great Spotted Cuckoo) unless it's hyphenated (Yellow-billed Cuckoo). If adding the Latin, then first word in capital, second lower case (Clamator glandarius).
All capitals (Great Spotted Cuckoo) unless it's hyphenated (Yellow-billed Cuckoo). If adding the Latin, then first word in capital, second lower case (Clamator glandarius).
As in the thread linked above and others! This has been discussed endlessly.
As with all things in the English language there are no rules other than the actual usage. If you are writing for yourself then do what ever you want, if you are writing for publication then stick to their proscribed format or style guide.
As with all things in the English language there are no rules other than the actual usage. If you are writing for yourself then do what ever you want, if you are writing for publication then stick to their proscribed format or style guide.
Andy Adcock
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That can be tricky too take e.g grey crowned crane, is it a grey crane with a crown in which case Grey Crowned Crane is correct or if it's a crane with a grey crown then Grey-crowned Crane would be correct though I stand to be corrected.
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