Mating rituals, perhaps for Miles Standish?
Illegal or suspicious behavior can include: vandalism, ground 
fires, illegal... [DOC] [TLE] Famous Once Again | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian [PAR] A year after that, The Courtship of Miles Standish, a story based loosely on his 
own Pilgrim ancestors, sold 25,000 copies in the United States within two... [DOC] [TLE] St. Laurence Historical Society - Origin of Myles Standish [PAR] Helen Moorwood: Pilgrim Father Captain Myles Standish of Duxbury, ...... (13) 
Perhaps Myles' behaviour in failing to claim his birthright was not all that unusual.