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many names. In Lake Erie, and in Ohio generally, it is the “ Straw¬ 
berry Bass,” “ Strawberry Perch ” or “Grass Bass.” The names “Bitter 
Head” and “Lamplighter” are also ascribed to it by Mr. Klippart, and 
“Bank Lick Bass” by Dr. Kirtland, and it is also called “Bar-fish,” 
“Razor Back,” “Chinquapin Perch,” “Silver Bass” and “Big Fin 
Bass.” In Lake Michigan the name “Bar-fish” is in general use, 
giving place in Illinois to the name “Calico Bass.” The latter is among 
the'most appropriate of these designations, having allusion to its varie¬ 
gated color. In the South, like Ambloplites rupestris , it becomes a 
‘ e Goggle-eye ” or “ Goggle-eyed Perch. ’ ’ The Strawberry Bass is found in 
abundance in all the lakes and ponds of the Great Lake region and the 
Upper Mississippi. It is also diffused throughout the Mississippi Valley, 
and appears in the streams of the Carolinas and Georgia east of the 
mountains. Its preference is for quiet, clear waters, with a bottom covered 
with grass ; and in the muddy sloughs and bayous, where the Crappie is 
abundant, it is rarely seen. It is an excellent pan-fish, reaching some¬ 
times a weight of two or three pounds, although usually weighing not 
more than a pound. It is, like its relatives, gamey; but it is not so vora¬ 
cious as most of them. The following notes on its habits and value are 
from the pen of Prof. Kirtland : 
THE STRAWBERRY BASS. 
“The Grass Bass has not hitherto been deemed worthy of considera¬ 
tion by fish culturists; yet, from a long and intimate acquaintance with 
