Triple
T20792336
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Melospiza |
E511807
|
entity |
| Predicate | describedBy |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Spencer Fullerton Baird |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
Named-entity recognition
Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Spencer Fullerton Baird | Statement: [Melospiza, describedBy, Spencer Fullerton Baird]
Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)
The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spencer Fullerton Baird Context triple: [Melospiza, describedBy, Spencer Fullerton Baird]
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A.
Spencer Fullerton Baird
chosen
Spencer Fullerton Baird was a 19th-century American naturalist and ornithologist who became the second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and made major contributions to the study and cataloging of North American wildlife.
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B.
Ernest Baird
Ernest Baird is a Northern Irish unionist politician best known for his role in founding and leading the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party during the Troubles.
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C.
Clinton Hart Merriam
Clinton Hart Merriam was an American zoologist and ethnographer known for his pioneering work in North American mammalogy and biogeography.
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D.
Robert Ridgway
Robert Ridgway was a prominent American ornithologist and illustrator known for his influential work in bird taxonomy and color standards in ornithology.
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E.
William Temple Hornaday
William Temple Hornaday was an American zoologist and conservationist known for pioneering wildlife protection efforts and helping to save the American bison from extinction.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 batches)
| Stage | Batch ID | Job type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| creating | batch_69e0b4cb83948190bd57bec21d78ed53 |
elicitation | completed |
| NER | batch_69e6c2910d488190bc4be37512effc86 |
ner | completed |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:38 p.m.