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or three rather strong and desperate surges. They 

 will take an artificial fly, when thrown to them on 

 the surface, but do so without much snap or 

 eagerness. What the fish lacks, however, in game- 

 ness, it makes up for when broiled and placed on 

 the table. It is a delicious breakfast-fish. 



The wrymouth bass (Chcenobrittus gulosus) is also 

 known as the goggle-eye, which confuses it among 

 fishermen with the rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris), 

 one of the most generally recognized common 

 names for which is goggle-eye. The wrymouths, 

 however, are not numerous in New England or 

 Canadian waters, being more so west and south of 

 the Alleghanies ; hence, the similar popular names 

 will not be apt to embarrass the anglers of the 

 northeastern waters. 



The coloration of the wrymouth is dark olive- 

 green above, usually clouded with red and blue, 

 with a brassy hue over all. There are three 

 oblique dusky or reddish bars radiating from the 

 eye, and on the last rays of the dorsal fin a faint 

 spot appears, bordered by paler coloration. 



One of the Greek words from which its generic 

 title is taken, signifies " to yawn," and gulosus, its 

 specific name, is from the Latin, meaning " large 

 mouth," in reference, doubtless, to its natural ca- 

 pacity to yawn hugely, that is, if such action is 

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