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stick." This large migratory flock had entirely 

 disappeared from L'ancresse Common when we 

 went to live there for two months in May of the 

 same year ; there was not then a Golden Crest to 

 he seen about the Common. The whole flock had 

 probably resumed their journey together, none of 

 them having " dispersed over " or remained in the 

 Island, and certainly, as far as I could judge, the 

 numbers in other parts of the Island had not 

 Eicreased beyond what was usual and one might 

 ordinarily expect. I have not been able to learn 

 tliat the migratory flock above spoken of extended 

 tc any of the other Islands. 



The Golden-crested Wren is mentioned by Pro- 

 fessor Ansted, and marked as occurring in Guernsey 

 and Sark. There are two — a male and female — in 

 tie Museum. 



44. FiRE-CRESTED Wren. Regxilus ignicapiUus, 

 C L. Brehm. French, "Eoitelet a triple bandeau." 

 —I have a pair of these killed in Guernsey about 

 1872, but I have not the exact date ; and Mr. 

 C^uch, who knew the Fh-e-crested Wren well, 

 writing to me on the 23rd of March, 1877, says : — 

 *'Ihad the head and part of a Fire-crest female 

 bt'ought me by a young lady. She told me her 

 bother knocked down two, and the other had a 

 beautiful red and gold crest ; so it must have been 

 Ihe male." As Mr. Couch knew both the Gold. 



