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Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the Mimidae family. They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of insect and amphibian sounds as well as other bird songs, often loudly and in rapid succession. There are about 17 species in three genera. These do not appear to form a monophyletic lineage: Mimus and Nesomimus are quite closely related; their closest living relatives appear to be some thrashers, such as the Sage Thrasher. Melanotis is more... full article at wikipedia

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administrative division	kind of symbol	date adopted	date revoked
Arkansas	State bird	1929
Florida	State bird	1927
Mississippi	State bird	1944
South Carolina	State bird	1939	1948
Tennessee	State bird	1933
Texas	State bird	1927
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