Gunnison Valley News | 1919-08-22 | Page 2 | Dance to Attract Mate

Dance to Attract Ma's. On some of the islands of the Pacific, Pa-cific, in tropical South America, is found the beautiful bird known as the Jacana. It is famous for ils so-called love dances, which appear to be exe- cuted by the male to excite the admiration admir-ation of the female hints. When, the mating season approaches the jacana will single out its favorite lady and try to win her admiration wiih all its bewitching maneuvers. In the dance-the dance-the wings are spread and worked in such a manner that the beautiful colored col-ored feathers produce a br'lliant effect.