What is the geographic characteristic of the five states that claim the Northern Mockingbird as their emblem?

Answer

They form a nearly unbroken geographic bloc

The five states—Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas—form a nearly unbroken geographic bloc across the Southeastern and South Central United States.

What is the geographic characteristic of the five states that claim the Northern Mockingbird as their emblem?
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