This is about the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. The colors are pearly gray, white, scarlet, and sooty black. Its habitats are open prairies, tree lined roads, fences, and limbs of trees. Its unique behavior is the sky dance. After it climbs 100 feet in the air it flies down in a zigzag path. Its scientific name is the muscivoria forficata. The date it was adopted was May 5, 1951.  


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Oklahoma has two state flowers. One of them is the Mistletoe. This flower is found on trees around the state. The leaves on the mistletoe are green, and there are white berries that grow on it. The season of bloom is in the fall. The scientific name is Phoradendron Serotinum. Oklahoma would have picked a different flower but they thought Kansas already picked it, so they picked the Mistletoe. The Mistletoe was adopted in 1893.

The other state flower is the Oklahoma Rose. The colors are red and green. The scientific name is Rosa Odarata. The reason for selection was gardeners could make tea with the leaves. The Oklahoma Rose is a hybrid tea plant that was created in 1964 by two scientists named Herbert C. Swim and O.L. Weeks. The Oklahoma rose was adopted in 2004.

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The state tree of Oklahoma is the Red Bud. This tree is found at the edges of forests and woodlands. The height of the tree is about 15 feet. The leaf description of the Red Bud is the same on each side, egg shaped and flat. The bark description is grayish-brown. This tree is used as a landscaping tree. The scientific name is Cercis Canadensis. It was adopted in 1937.

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This is about the flag of Oklahoma. The color of the background is light blue. The one word on the flag is Oklahoma, the name of the state. The arrangement of objects are like this: There is an Osage Indian shield with seven eagle feathers, a peace pipe and an olive branch crossing. The two signs of peace are the peace pipe and the olive branch crossing in front of the shield. The historical events that relate to this flag are about the 60 Native tribes and their ancestors. The state flag honors them and their ancestors. The reason for selection was because of the large Native American population in Oklahoma. This flag was adopted in 1925.  
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