xnomo3: A system for representing bird taxonomy |  |
xnomo3: A system for representing bird taxonomy | |
abbreviate(eng)
Abbreviates an English name according to the rules of
the system. Takes a string containing a name either
in the usual word order (e.g., "Aztec
Thrush") or in “last,
first” order (e.g., "Amakihi,
Molokai").
fixAbbr(abbr)
Returns a normalized bird code: the argument is uppercased and right-padded with spaces to the maximum code length.
commaSplit(eng)
Splits an inverted name and returns
returns a tuple (.
G,
S)
If eng contains no comma, Geng and S
If eng contains a comma, GS
engComma(eng)
Given an English name in the customary order, such as “American Robin”, returns it in the inverted form, e.g., “Robin, American”.
engDeComma(eng)
Given an English name in the inverted form, such as “Robin, American”, returns the customary form, e.g., “American Robin”.