BIRDS. 



In presenting the following Catalogue of Birds to the public, it is proper 

 to remark, that many kinds are migratory, and consequently are found among 

 us only at certain seasons of the year. The Catalogue is intended to include 

 all the species of birds, which an industrious ornithologist might procure 

 within the limits of our State. 



J. J. Audubon has described 508 species of birds inhabiting the United 

 States and their territories ; and it will be seen, by reference to our Catalogue, 

 that 273 species are found in the State of Georgia. Indeed, our Fauna is 

 peculiarly rich and interesting in this department, whether we regard the 

 number of species, or the many kinds remarkable for beauty and splendour of 

 plumage. 



Every effort has been made to render the list as complete and as accurate 

 as possible. Doubtless there are some species of birds inhabiting our State, 

 which have escaped the vigilance of naturalists ; but they must be very limited 

 in number. 



My grateful acknowledgments are due to the Rev. John Bachman, D. D., 

 of Charleston, S. C, the well-known Naturalist; and to my brother, Joseph 

 Le Conte, M. D., of Macon, Georgia, for important assistance in enabling me 

 to determine the habitat of several species concerning which there was con- 

 siderable doubt. I am under peculiar obligations to the former gentleman 

 for the valuable information he furnished, particularly in relation to the water- 

 birds. 



Athens, Georgia, May, 1849. 



Catalogue of Birds inhabiting the State of Georgia, arranged according to 

 Auduhon^s " Birds of America," Octavo Edition, in 7 vols. 



Fam. l.—VULTURINiE. 

 Cathartes 



■ aura, red-headed turkey buzzard. 

 • atraliis, carrion crow, or black- 

 headed buzzard. 



Fam. 2.— FALCONINJG. 



BUTEO 



borealis, (') red-tailed hawk. 



BuTEO 



linealiis, red-shouldered hawk. 

 Pen nsijl va nicu s, broad- wi nged 

 hawk. 

 Haliaetus 



' leucocephalus, bald eagle. 

 Pandion 



. haliaetus, fish hawk. 



