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'''Crest''': Issuant from a circlet set on the upper edge with yellow perch addorsed Or, the Long Point lighthouse proper. <br> | '''Crest''': Issuant from a circlet set on the upper edge with yellow perch addorsed Or, the Long Point lighthouse proper. <br> | ||
'''Supporters''': Two hooded warblers (''Wilsonia critrina'') proper, that to the dexter holding in its beak an ear of wheat, that to the sinister holding in its beak an ear of rye Or, both standing on a sandy mound set on waves and charged with tobacco leaves proper. <br> | '''Supporters''': Two hooded warblers (''Wilsonia critrina'') proper, that to the dexter holding in its beak an ear of wheat, that to the sinister holding in its beak an ear of rye Or, both standing on a sandy mound set on waves and charged with tobacco leaves proper. <br> | ||
'''Motto''': HISTORY • HERITAGE • DIVERSITY | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': HISTORY • HERITAGE • DIVERSITY | ||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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In Canada, the hooded warbler is found only in Norfolk County, which makes the appearance of these beautiful birds unique in Canadian heraldry. The ears of grain they hold and the tobacco leaves below them indicate some of the important crops grown in the County. The sandy compartment on which they stand marks the County's location on the north shore of Lake Erie, especially the intrusion of the Long Point peninsula. | In Canada, the hooded warbler is found only in Norfolk County, which makes the appearance of these beautiful birds unique in Canadian heraldry. The ears of grain they hold and the tobacco leaves below them indicate some of the important crops grown in the County. The sandy compartment on which they stand marks the County's location on the north shore of Lake Erie, especially the intrusion of the Long Point peninsula. | ||
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[[Category:Canadian municipalities]] | [[Category:Canadian municipalities]] | ||
[[Category:Ontario]] | [[Category:Ontario]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2004]] | [[Category:Granted 2004]] | ||