A state bird is the insignia of a state (sub-national entity).
See also:
- List of Australian bird emblems
- List of Brazilian state birds
- List of Canadian provincial birds
- List of Chinese provincial birds
- List of Indian state birds
- List of Pakistani provincial birds
- List of U.S. state birds
- The Hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the state bird of Israel.
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“Realizing that his time was nearly spent, he gave full oral instructions about his burial and the manner in which he wished to be remembered.... A few minutes later, feeling very tired, he left the room, remarking, ‘I have no disposition to leave this precious circle. I love to be here surrounded by my family and friends.’ Then he gave them his blessing and said, ‘I am ready to go and I wish you goodnight.’”
—For the State of New Hampshire, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“his head
May not lie on the breast nor his lips on the hair
Of the woman that he loves, until he dies.
O beast of the wilderness, bird of the air,
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—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)