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to the small-mouth black bass, the 

 most commonly used of these appella- 

 tions being Jumping Bass, Leaping 

 Bass, Bronze-Backer, Marsh Bass, 

 River Bass, Slough Bass, Little- 

 Mouth Bass, Green Bass, and Spot- 

 ted Bass. 



Large-mouth Bass 



"The big-mouth has the biggest scales, 



And a pit scooped in his head, 

 His mouth is cut behind his eye, 

 In which is nary a red. 



"In his eye is nary a red, my boys, 



But keen and well he sees, 

 He has a dark stripe on his side 

 Micropterus salmoides." 



Big-Mouth (Black) Bass. 



The large-mouth black bass, differ- 

 ing as above indicated from the small- 

 mouth species, is found in the same 

 waters although it is possible the 

 range extends farther southward 



