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Fort Griffin Fandangle, The Lone Star, Texas, Beyond Sundown [1] Reptile: Texas horned lizard [1] (Phrynosoma cornutum), commonly called the horny toad or horned frog. 1993: Shell: Lightning whelk (Sinistrofulgur perversum pulleyi) 1987: Ship: The battleship USS Texas (BB-35) [1] Shrub: Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) Shrub (native)
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of five states in the United States, a trend that was started in 1920, when the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs proposed the idea. In January 1927, Governor Dan Moody approved this, and Texas became the first state ever to choose a state bird.
Northern mockingbird: Mimus polyglottos: 1933 [52] Texas: Northern mockingbird: Mimus polyglottos: 1927 [53] Utah: California gull: Larus californicus: 1955 [54] Vermont: Hermit thrush: Catharus guttatus: 1941 [55] Virgin Islands: Bananaquit: Coereba flaveola: 1970 Virginia: Northern cardinal: Cardinalis cardinalis: 1950 [56] Washington: Willow ...
On Friday morning, the world learned of the passing of Harper Lee, the beloved author of one of the most influential books in American history, To Kill a Mockingbird. One of two books that Lee had ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. Book containing line art, to which the user is intended to add color For other uses, see Coloring Book (disambiguation). Filled-in child's coloring book, Garfield Goose (1953) A coloring book is a type of book containing line art to which people are intended to add color using crayons ...
Picture Pages is a 1978–1984 American educational television program aimed at preschool children, presented by Bill Cosby—teaching lessons on basic arithmetic, geometry, word association and drawing through a series of interactive lessons that used a workbook that viewers would follow along with the lesson.
A gray catbird's song is easily distinguished from that of the northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) or brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) because the mockingbird repeats its phrases or "strophes" three to four times, the thrasher usually twice, but the catbird sings most phrases only once. The catbird's song is usually described as more raspy ...
The mockingbird is thought to be at least partly migratory in the northern portions of its range, but the migratory behavior is not well understood. In the 19th century, the range of the mockingbird expanded northward towards provinces such as Nova Scotia and Ontario and states such as Massachusetts, although the sightings were sporadic.