Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1899 — Birds that Dance. [ARTICLE]

Birds that Dance.

There is no longer any doubt that birds are addicted to the dance. The bower bird and the prairie fowl are adepts in the art, while the American grouse is a veritable master of ceremonies. It is the custom of these birds to prepare their ballroom by beating down the grass with their wings, and then to dance something suspiciously like the Lancers. By twos and fours they advance, bowing their heads and drooping their wings; then they recede and then advance again, and turn on their foes, swelling their feathers and clucking gently.—Philadelphia Press.