. The small-mouthed bass [microform]. Smallmouth bass; Black bass; Achigan à petite bouche; Achigans. 92 I HE SMALLMOl I ilED liASS Mou'ovtT, the f,a-nt'ral ciutliiius of the two tlsh are seen. on close iiisiiertioti, to he (Hiite dissimilar. Tile mouthed Ikiss is broader and has a fiercer look- ing' eye; and its colouriiiL; is much hi;hter. This is true, e\cn in the case of the youui,' fry only a lew months old. Its hal)its are the reverse of its small-mouthed Head o[ Basi It haunts the ed^es of ponds and lakes, ; amongst weed- beds and in the mud, a!id
. The small-mouthed bass [microform]. Smallmouth bass; Black bass; Achigan à petite bouche; Achigans. 92 I HE SMALLMOl I ilED liASS Mou'ovtT, the f,a-nt'ral ciutliiius of the two tlsh are seen. on close iiisiiertioti, to he (Hiite dissimilar. Tile mouthed Ikiss is broader and has a fiercer look- ing' eye; and its colouriiiL; is much hi;hter. This is true, e\cn in the case of the youui,' fry only a lew months old. Its hal)its are the reverse of its small-mouthed Head o[ Basi It haunts the ed^es of ponds and lakes, ; amongst weed- beds and in the mud, a!id seems to lliri\e in stagnant water, allhouf^h it probably would prefer clean water if food were lilelitiful. Hilt it is a most \dracious fish, and no doubt food is its liisi I'onsideration. In conse(|iieiicc. it will alwa\s he found close to shore,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Loudon, W. J. (William James), 1860-1951. Toronto : Hunter-Rose
Size: 1791px × 1396px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookpublishertoron, bookyear1910
