| Subject | French | English |
| gen. | bec-en ciseaux | black skimmer |
| ornit. | bec-en-ciseaux | skimmer (Rhynchops) |
| nat.sc. | bec-en-ciseaux | skimmer (rhynchops flavirostris) |
| ornit. | bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique | African skimmer (Rhynchops flavirostris) |
| nat.res. | bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique | African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) |
| ornit. | bec-en-ciseaux noir | black skimmer (Rhynchops nigra) |
| ornit. | bec-en-ciseaux à collier | Indian skimmer (Rhynchops albicollis) |