Hendricus
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::We all make mistakes, so that's not the point; the point is what you're trying to say. I'd fix it myself if I knew what you were trying to say, but I'm unfamiliar with the field, so I can't. As I implied, it ''seems'' a little odd (compared with the style of other reference works), but if it's correct, then it's correct. ¶ However, now I notice that you've deitalicized the name of the genus & the species. Wasn't there a discussion in taberna (or wherever) some time ago in which it was suggested that common names, like "leo," would be set roman (and lowercased), but their scientific binomina, like "''Felis leo,''" in recognition of their special terminological status, would be set italic (with the genus name capitalized)? [[Usor:IacobusAmor|IacobusAmor]] 17:02, 20 Martii 2009 (UTC)
:::(I just noticed this so I add my comment:) My memory is different from Iacobus's. I thought we agreed that because we are writing Latin there is no need to italicise Linnaean names. Let's find the discussion before making any changes! <font face="Gill Sans">[[Usor:Andrew Dalby|Andrew]]<font color="green">[[Disputatio Usoris:Andrew Dalby| Dalby]]</font></font> 23:47, 20 Martii 2009 (UTC)
::::For reference: Linnaeus, in his catalog ''Species Plantarum,'' put genus-names in ALL CAPS ROMAN and species-names in ''italics'' (in the margin). I don't know how he set such things in running text. ¶ If a single text uses "felis" (the common name) and "Felis" (the genus) and sets them both roman, some readers may be confused. Setting the latter in italics might reinforce the idea that "Felis" is something quite different from "felis." [[Usor:IacobusAmor|IacobusAmor]] 05:05, 21 Martii 2009 (UTC)
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