GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 3 



Huron, or in some parts of Lake Michigan and Lake Ontario, 

 whereas in the shallower waters of Lake Erie, and especially 

 of Georgian Bay, it is found in great abundance. 



It is for this reason, also, that it quickly disappears from 

 artificial ponds and inclosed lakes where the temperature 

 conditions cannot be satisfied. 



Jordan and Evermann, in their work on North American 

 fishes, seem to have been the first to recognize this fact, as 

 they state that the southern limit of this fish is bounded by 

 cool -waters. 



We shall not be far astray, therefore, if we locate the 

 birth-place of the small-mouthed bass somewhere in the 

 waters of Georgian Bay, which, on account of its peculiar 

 formation and great extent, and in spite of the ravages of 

 fishermen and anglers, may still be regarded as its home. 



At the present day, it is to be found in abundance in 

 some portions of the Great Lakes, and particularly in Geor- 

 gian Bay. 



In Canada, it is found chiefly in the province of Ontario, 

 south of the height of land which separates the waters flow- 

 ing into the river Ottawa from those which flow into Lake 

 Huron. 



It is rarely found in Quebec north of the Saint Law- 

 rence, but occurs in Lake Champlain. 



It is not a native of the eastern provinces, but has been 

 artificially propagated in New Brunswick. In the west it 

 has been found in the Rainy River district, but not in Mani- 

 toba, nor in any of the waters draining into Hudson Bay. 

 According to Evermann it is found in the following states 

 of the Union, where in many cases it has been introduced 

 artificially: 



Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode 

 Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 

 Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Ten- 

 nessee, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, 



