18 BIRDS OP ALABAMA 



ground dove, Florida red-wing, loggerhead shrike, and Florida 

 yellow-throat. In the Semitropical or Gulf Strip of the Lower 

 Austral Zone occur a number of species scarcely ever found 

 beyond the boundaries of that region, such as the Louisiana 

 clapper rail, purple gallinule, Florida grackle, boat-tailed 

 grackle, Howell seaside sparrow, and Marian marsh wren. 

 The waters of Mississippi Sound, of Mobile Bay, and of the 

 bayous in the Delta afford ideal winter homes for a great 

 variety and profusion of waterfowl, none of which, however, 

 remain there during the breeding season. 



