State Bird of Texas - the Mockingbird
Texas designated the mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) as the official state bird in 1927.
The Texas Legislature noted that the mockingbird:
"...is found in all parts of the State, in winter and in summer, in the city and in the country, on the prairie and in the woods and hills...is a singer of distinctive type, a fighter for the protection of his home, falling, if need be, in its defense, like any true Texan..."
"...is found in all parts of the State, in winter and in summer, in the city and in the country, on the prairie and in the woods and hills...is a singer of distinctive type, a fighter for the protection of his home, falling, if need be, in its defense, like any true Texan..."
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