CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 5 



Physical features 1 5 



The Mississippi bottom lands .^ 5 



The Ozark region , g 



The Ouachita Mountain region 7 



Li£e zones 7 



Lower Austral zone 7 



Tipper Austral zone g 



Economic value of birds 9 



Game resources and legislation 10 



Sources of information n 



Number of species 13 



List of species I4 



3 



