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1. Ringneck pheasant, a game bird common in the Midwestern cornfields.
2. Rhododendron, a bush familiar for its beautiful flowers.
3. The wild turkey, a familiar bird.
4. The most common tumbleweed, tumbling across the screen in countless Western movies.
5. The nutria (or coypu) a furbearing rodent found in swamps in the South.
6. Rainbow trout, a popular game fish.
7. The mallard duck, our commonest wild duck.
8. Water hyacinth, a lake plant with pretty purple flowers.
9. The wild pig, found primarily in wooded areas in the West and South.
10. The crabapple tree, producer of small, tart fruit.
11. The blueberry, commonly found in pancakes!
12. Sagebrush, the fragrant symbol of the West.
13. The beaver, chief dam-builder.
14. Wild mustard, a common plant with yellow flowers.
15. Tamarisk, an evergreen tree found along desert washes.
16. The whitetail deer, most common hoofed animal in the U.S.
17. The brown trout, a common game fish.
18. The redwood, tallest tree in the U.S.
19. The starling, a common and noisy bird.
20. The eucalyptus, common tree in California.
21. The house mouse, common unwanted guest.
22. The coyote, 'song dog' whose howls can be heard in almost every state.
23. The chukar partridge, a game bird found in rocky desert areas.
24. The red fox, a wily and adaptable canine.
25. Cougar, which is also known as the puma or mountain lion.
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