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liantly coloured cousin in size. An additional 

 reason for removal is that rapidity of growth is 

 gained when the young do not have to spend 

 half their time in evading the attempts of the 

 mature fish to devour them. It would be a 

 waste of time and money to put in any such an 

 artificial nest as is used for black bass. It 

 would be cheaper to strip the fish and hatch the 

 eggs. 



Rock-Bass. — The nest of a rock-bass, while 

 usually as large as that of a sun-fish, is some- 

 times quite small, less in size than that of a 

 small-mouthed bass, and no larger than that of 

 an Oswego, or large-mouthed bass. Like the 

 largemouth, the "goggle-eyes" will readily 

 clean up a nest on masses of aquatic moss or 

 chara. Polygamy has not been reported by any 

 authority. The male guards its young more 

 sedulously than does the sun-fish, and falls little 

 behind the small-mouthed bass in this kindly 

 duty. 



CaKco-Bass. — Calico-bass (grass-bass) prefer 

 water that is quite deep for nesting purposes. 

 For this reason it is most diflScult to observe 

 their habits during the spawning season. Why 



