BIRDS OF AMERICA: THE BLUE HEN CHICKEN

BIRDS OF AMERICA: THE BLUE HEN CHICKEN

State Bird of Delaware

By John James Audubon, F. R. SS. L. & E.

The Delaware state bird, the Blue Hen Chicken, is a domestic bird (chicken) and therefore has no place in Audubon's Birds of America, which is comprised exclusively of wild birds native to North America.

Adopted as the official state bird on April 14, 1939, the Blue Hen Chicken had long been used as a motif in numerous political campaigns and in many publications.

Mais:  http://www.50states.com/bird/bluehen.htm#.UpV3m8RDu8Y

Nicknames and mottos - continued

Os estados americanos têm “nickname” (apelido) e “motto” (lema). Vejamos alguns:

Nicknames                                                  Mottos

COLORADO

Centennial State

Nil sine Numine (Nothing without Providence)

CONNECTICUT

Constitution State

Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains)

DELAWARE

The First State/The Diamond State/Blue Hen State/Small Wonder

Liberty and independence

FLORIDA 

Sunshine State

In God we trust (1868)

GEORGIA

Peach State

Wisdom, justice, and moderation

Fontes:

http://www.50states.com/bio/nickname5.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0801718.html

http://en.wikipedia.org