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Illinois State Bird

Illinois State Bird: Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Adoption of the Illinois State Bird

The cardinal was adopted as the state bird of Illinois on June 4, 1929 by an act of the Fifty-sixth General Assembly of the State of Illinois.

The Illinois Compiled Statutes

The following information is excerpted from the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 5, Section 460/10.

CHAPTER 5 - GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(5 ILCS 460/) State Designations Act.
(5 ILCS 460/10) (from Ch. 1, par. 2901-10)

Sec. 10. State bird. The bird Cardinalis Cardinalis, commonly known as the "Cardinal", is designated the official State Bird of the State of Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 87-273.)

Additional Information

Cardinalis cardinalis (Northern Cardinal): University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web.

State Bird List: List of all of the state birds.

Birds of Illinois: by Sheryl Devore, Steven D. Bailey and Gregory Kennedy

State Birds & Flowers 1000-pc Puzzle: Created at the request of The National Wildlife Federation this design is a beautiful and informative puzzle featuring every state bird perched on the appropriate state flower.

Bird Feeders and Accessories: Backyard Birding > Bird Feeders & Accessories from Amazon.com.

State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide, Third Edition - Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Greenwood Press, 2002

State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers and Other Symbols: A Study based on historical documents giving the origin and significance of the state names, nicknames, mottoes, seals, flowers, birds, songs, and descriptive comments on the capitol buildings and on some of the leading state histories, Revised Edition - George Earlie Shankle, Ph.D., The H.W. Wilson Company, 1938 (Reprint Services Corp. 1971)

Source: sourceDescription, (http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs.asp), April 7, 2005
Source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide, Third Edition - Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Greenwood Press, 2002
Source: State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers and Other Symbols: Revised Edition (Reprint)- George Earlie Shankle, Ph.D., The H.W. Wilson Company, 1938

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