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success, and they sat and talked of cruises, and planned 

 expeditions, and were as merry and jolly as any boys need 

 desire to be. 



While they were talking, half-a-dozen tiny little gold-crested 

 wrens alighted on the cordage of the mast. They seemed very 

 tame and tired, and descended to the deck to eat some crumbs 

 which were thrown to them. 



" What pretty little things they are, with their fiery yellow 

 heads," said Frank. "To think a tiny bird like that could 



COMMON WREN AND EGG. 



make a long migration ! These birds have only just arrived, 

 that's clear." 



" Do gold crests migrate ? " asked Jimmy. 



" Yes, they go south for the winter, and come back again in 

 the spring. I don't know how far they go, but they have been 

 taken some distance from land. More probably, however, 

 these have been blown from the coast, for I don't think they 

 cross the sea as a rule." 



