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Before proceeding to the consideration of the relation of migra- 

 tion to this region, it will be well to give a list of the land birds 

 breeding there, summarizing the preceding remarks: Resident 

 species are indicated by an K: Bob-white, R; Wild Turkey (?) 

 Mourning Dove, R; Turkey Buzzard, R; Black Vulture, R 

 Swallow-tailed Kite; Mississippi Kite; Sharp-shinned Hawk (?) 

 Morula Bed-shouldered Hawk, R; Bald Eagle, R; American 

 Osprey, R; American Barn Owl, R; Florida Barred Owl, R; Flo- 

 rida Screech Owl, R; Great Horned Owl, R; Yellow-hilled 

 Cuckoo; Belted Kingfisher, R; Southern Hairy Woodpecker, R; 

 Downy Woodpecker, R; Pilcated Woodpecker, R; Red-headed 

 Woodpecker (local), R; Red-bellied Woodpecker, R; Flicker, R 

 (rare in summer); Nighthawk (rare as a breeder in this region 

 except towards the west); Chimney Swift, Ruby-throated Hum- 

 mingbird, Kingbird, Crested Flycatcher, Wood Pewee, Green- 

 crested Flycatcher, American Crow, R; Fish Crow, R; Blue Jay 

 (distribution rather local), R; Cowbird, R; Red-winged Black- 

 bird, R; Southern Meadowlark, R; Baltimore Oriole (occurs 

 rarely as a breeder about the northern limit of the region); Purple 

 Grackle (is resident about Baton Rouge); Florida Grackle, R; 

 Boat-tailed Grackle, R; Grasshopper Sparrow (commonest towards 

 the north and west); Louisiana Seaside Sparrow, R; Lark Sparrow 

 (?); Field Sparrow (nests about Baton Rouge and possibly else- 

 where); Towhee, R; Cardinal, R; Indigo Bunting; Painted Bunt- 

 ing; Dickcissel; Summer Tanager; Purple Martin ; Rough-Avinged 

 Swallow (commonest towards the north and west); Loggerhead 

 Shrike (if it breeds in this region, it does so with extreme rarity); 

 Red-eyed Vireo, Warbling Vireo (is decidedly local; common at 

 New Orleans, and probably at other points on the Mississippi) ; 

 Yellow-throated Vireo (may breed about the northern limit of the 

 delta region); White-eyed Vireo; Prothonotary W 7 arbler; Swain- 

 son's Warbler (positive evidence of the nesting of this species in 

 the section under consideration is lacking); Parula Warbler; 

 Yellow Warbler (occurs rarely as a breeder about the northern 

 limit of this section); Sycamore W r arbler; Kentucky Warbler; 

 Florida Yellow-throat, R; Yellow-breasted Chat; Hooded War- 

 bler; Mockingbird; Carolina Wren, R; Long-billed Marsh Wren, 

 R; Tufted Titmouse, R; Carolina Chickadee, K; Blue-gray Gnat- 



