BIRDS OF ARKANSAS. 



Breeding Birds of the Lower Austral Zone. 



Water turkey (Anhinga anhinga). 

 Mississippi kite {Ictinia 

 Black vulture {Catharista urubu). 

 Little blue heron {Florida cserulea). 

 Florida barred owl (Strix varia alleni). 

 Florida screech owl (Otus asio floridanus) . 

 Ivory-billed woodpecker ( Campephilus 



principalis). 

 Southern hairy woodpecker (Dryobates 



villosus auduboni). 

 Red - cockaded woodpecker {Dryobates 



borealis). 

 Florida nighthawk ( Chordeiles virginianus 



chapmani). 



Chuck-will's-widow {Antrostomus caro- 



linensis). 

 Bachman sparrow {Peucxa aestivalis bach- 



mani). 

 Blue grosbeak {Guiraca cserulea). 

 Painted bunting {Passerina ciris). 

 Prothonotary warbler {Protonotaria 



citrea). 

 Swainson warbler {Helinaia swainsoni). 

 Bachman warbler ( Vermivora bachmani). 

 Sycamore warbler {Dendroica dominica 



albilora). 

 Mockingbird {Mimus polyglottos). 

 Brown-headed nuthatch {Sitta pusilla). 



Mammals of the Lower Austral Zone. 



Cotton rat {Sigmodon hispidus). 

 Louisiana pocket gopher {Geomys brevi- 



ceps) . 

 Swamp rabbit {Sylvilagus aquaticus) . 

 Louisiana skunk ( Mephitis mesomelas) . 

 Evening bat {Nycticeius humeralis). 

 Carolina shrew {Blarina brevicauda caro- 



Cotton mouse (Peromyscus gossypinus 



megacephalus) . 

 Golden mouse {Peromyscus nuttalli au- 



reolus) . 

 Rice rat {Oryzomys palustris). 

 Golden harvest mouse {Reithrodontomys 



aurantius) . 

 Swamp wood rats {Neotoma fioridana 



rubida and N. f. illinoensis) . 



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). 

 Red oak {Quercus rubra). 

 Scarlet oak {Quercus coccinea). 

 Shingle oak {Quercus imbricaria) . 

 Breeding Birds 



Swamp white oak {Quercus bicolor). 

 Umbrella tree {Magnolia tripetala). 

 Ohio buckeye {JEsculus glabra). 

 Black ash {Fraxinus nigra). 

 of the Upper Austral Zone. 



Ruffed grouse {Bonasa umbellus). 1 

 Black-billed cuckoo {Coccyzus erythrop- 



thalmus) . 

 Hairy woodpecker {Dryobates villosus 



villosus). 

 Whippoorwill {Antrostomus vociferus). 

 Phoebe {Sayornis phoebe). 



Mammals of the Upper Austral Zone. 

 Woodchuck {Marmota monax). Weasel {Putorius sp.). 



Attwater cliff mouse {Peromyscus boy lei Spotted skunk {Spilogale sp.). 



attwateri) . 



Goldfinch {Astragalinus tristis). 

 Towhee {Pipilo erythrophthalmus). 

 Scarlet tanager {Piranga erythromelas) . 

 Yellow warbler {Dendroica sestiva). 

 Ovenbird {Seiurus aurocapillus) . 

 Brown thrasher {Toxostoma rufum). 

 Robin {Planesticus migratorius) . 



1 Exterminated. 



