Description
English: Heath Hen , Tympanuchus cupido cupido, woodcut. Males displaying in foreground, female in background.
Date 1912
Source Game Birds, Wild-Fowl and Shore Birds of Massachusetts and Adjacent States, Massachusetts State Board Agriculture
Author Author:
Edward Howe Forbush (1858–1929) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Howe_Forbush
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tympanuchus_cupido_cupidoAEP11LA.png

The greater prairie chicken or pinnated grouse (Tympanuchus cupido), sometimes called a boomer, is a large bird in the grouse family. This North American species was once abundant, but has become extremely rare and extirpated over much of its range due to habitat loss. Conservation measures are underway to ensure the sustainability of existing small populations. One of the most famous aspects of these creatures is the mating ritual called booming.