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 Bird
Eastern Goldfinch
(Carduelis tristis)
Adopted on June 27, 1935.
The Eastern Goldfinch is the New Jersey state bird, having been so declared by Senate, No . 241.
SENATE, No. 241
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
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Introduced January 29, 1935
By Mr. KUSER
Referred to Committee on Miscellaneous Business
An Act to create a New Jersey State Bird
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of
New Jersey:
1. The Eastern Goldfinch is hereby designated as the New Jersey
State bird.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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STATEMENT
The purpose of this act is to create a State bird. Forty-four
of the States have already designated State birds.
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See also Chapter 283, Laws of 1935.
New Jersey adopted the goldfinch on June 27, 1935. And that's about all anyone knows about New Jersey's state bird! Commented Robert Lupp, Supervising Librarian, New Jersey Publications, State Library, “Unfortunately, no information is available as to why the eastern goldfinch was chosen New Jersey's state bird. Neither the original bill nor the legislative journals (which do not record debate) provide a clue.”
Seeds from dandelions, sunflowers, ragweed, and evening primrose are the main source of food for the Eastern Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis). In late July or early August they build their nests from plant materials and line them with thistledown. The pale blue-white eggs of the Eastern Goldfinch incubate for two weeks and the young birds leave the nest when they are two to three weeks old.
The top of the male's head is topped with black. The bright yellow body has black wings and tail. The female has a dull olive-yellow body with a brown tail and wings. The male goldfinch acquires the same dull plumage in the winter months.
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| Kingdom |
Animalia -- animals |
| Phylum |
Chordata -- chordates |
| Subphylum |
Vertebrata -- vertebrates |
| Class |
Aves -- birds |
| Order |
Passeriformes -- perching birds |
| Family |
Fringillidae -- buntings, finches, grosbeaks, old world finches, sparrows |
| Genus |
Carduelis Brisson, 1760 -- goldfinches |
| Species |
Carduelis tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) -- american goldfinch, Jilguero canario |
State Flower
Flower by: Santalady
Common Meadow Violet
(Viola sororia)
Adopted in 1913; 1971.
The state flower of New Jersey was originally designated as such by a resolution of the Legislature in 1913. Unfortunately the force of resolution ended with the start of the 1914 legislative session, leaving the violet with uncertain status for the next fifty years. In 1963 an attempt was made to have the Legislature "officially" designate the violet as the state flower, but the legislation apparently failed. In 1971, at the urging of New Jersey's garden clubs, legislation more specifically designating the Common Meadow Violet (Viola sororia) as the state flower was enacted.
The violet is also the state flower for Illinois, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
THE STATE FLOWER OF NEW JERSEY
Chapter 444, Laws of 1971
Approved 2-15-72
ASSEMBLY, No. 2180
Introduced February 16, 1971
By Assemblywoman MARGETTS, Assemblymen VREELAND and COBB
Referred to Committee on State Government
AN ACT designating the violet as the New Jersey State Flower.
BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the
State of New Jersey:
The violet (common meadow, V. sororia) is designated the New
Jersey State Flower.
This act shall take effect immediately.
Family: Violet (Violaceae)
Habitat: woods, meadows, waste areas
Height: 3-8 inches
Flower size: 3/4 to 1 inch wide
Flower color: blue-purple, occasionally white or bicolor
Flowering time: April to June
Origin: native
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| Kingdom |
Plantae -- Plants |
| Subkingdom |
Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants |
| Superdivision |
Spermatophyta -- Seed plants |
| Division |
Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants |
| Class |
Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons |
| Subclass |
Rosidae – |
| Order |
Violales |
| Family |
Violaceae -- Violet family |
| Genus |
Viola L |
| Species |
Viola sororia Willd. -- common blue violet P |
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