How to initialize a list of strings (List) with many string values

Question

How is it possible to initialize (with a C# initializer) a list of strings? I have tried with the example below but it\'s not working.

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Answer 1

var animals = new List { "bird", "dog" };
List animals= new List { "bird", "dog" };

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