BIRDS OP ARKANSAS. 



Breeding Birds op the Lower Austral Zone. 



Water turkey {Anhinga anhinga). 

 Miasiasippi kite (Ictinia midsippiensis). 

 Black vulture {Cathansta uruhu). 

 Little blue heron {Florida cxrulea). 

 Florida barred owl {Strix varia alleni). 

 Florida screech owl (Otus ado flaridanus). 

 Ivory-billed woodpecker {Campephilus 



principalis). 

 Southern hairy woodpecker {Dryobates 



villosus auduhoni). 

 Red - cockaded woodpecker {Dryobates 



Chuck-will 's-widow {Antrostomus can- 



Florida nighthawk ( Chorddles virginianus 

 chapmani). 



Bachman sparrow {Peucxa xstivalis bach- 



mani). 

 Blue grosbeak {Guiraca cxrulea). 

 Painted bunting {Passerina dris). 

 Prothonotary warbler {Protonotaria 



dtrea). 

 Swainson warbler {Helinaia swainsoni). 

 Bachman warbler ( Vermivora bachmani). 

 Sycamore warbler {Dendroica dominica 



albilora). 

 Mockingbird {Mimus polyglottos). 

 Brown-headed nuthatch {Sitta pudlla). 



Mammals op the Lower Austral Zone. 



Cotton mouse {Peromyscus gossypinus 



megacephalus) . 

 Golden mouse {Peromyscus nuttalli au- 



Cotton rat {Sigmodon hispidus). 

 Louisiana pocket gopher {Geomys brevi- 



ceps). 

 Swamp rabbit {Sylvilagus aquaticus) . 

 Rice rat {Oryzomys palustris). Louisiana skunk {Mephitis mesomelas). 



Golden harvest mouse {Rdthrodontomys Evening bat {Nycticdus humeralis). 



aurantius). Carolina shrew {Blarina brevicauda caro- 



Swamp wood rata {Neotoma floridana linensis). 

 Tubida and N.f. illinoends). 



UPPER AUSTRAL ZONE. 



The Carolinian division of the Upper Austral Zone covers the 

 greater part of the Ozark region and the slopes of the higher Ouachita 

 Mountains above an altitude of approximately 1,200 feet. 



In this zone lumbering and fruit raising are the principal indus- 

 tries. Apples are grown very successfully, as well as corn, oats, and 

 hay. Following are some of the most characteristic species occurring 

 in this zone in Arkansas : 



Plants op the Upper Austral Zone. 

 Chestnut {Castanea dentata). Swamp white o&k{Quercus bicolor). 



Red oak {Querms rubra). Umbrella tree {Magnolia tripetala). 



Scarlet oak {Quercus cocdnea). Ohio buckeye {.^sculm glabra). 



Shingle oak {Querais imbricaria). Black ash {Fraxinus nigra). 



Breeding Birds op the Upper Austral Zone. 

 Ruffed grouse {Bonasa umbellus).^ Goldfinch {Astragalinus tristis). 



Black-billed cuckoo {Coccyzus erythrop- Towhee {Pipilo erythrophthahms). 



thalnms). 

 Hairy woodpecker {Dryobates villosus 



villosus). 

 Whippoorwill {Antrostomus vodjerus). 

 Phoebe {Sayomis phoebe). 



Scarlet tanager {Piranga erythromelas). 

 Yellow warbler {Dendroica sestiva). 

 Ovenbird {Sdurus aurocapillus). 

 Brown thrasher {Toxostoma rufum). 

 Robin {Planesticus migratorius). 



Mammals op the Upper Austral Zone. 



Woodchuck {Marmota monax). 

 Attwater cliff mouse {Peromyscus boyld 

 attwateri). 



Weasel {Putorius ap.). 

 Spotted ak'unk {Spilogale sp.). 



> Exterminated. 



