There are many kinds of seabirds. The most ordinary seabird is the seagull. It has a white body. a white head, and yellow beak(喙). There is spot of red at the very end of the beak, underneath. All seagulls have very strong wings so that they can fly far out to the sea. If a gull flies out too far, it will be too tired to fly back to the shore. It does not get frightened, for it can sit and rest upon the waves. A seagull's' wings do not get wet because all its feathers(羽毛)have a kind of oil(油)over them so that when the water gets onto the feathers it just runs off. Gulls can even sleep on the waves.

    Sailors(水手)know lot about seagulls and they never kill them. When the gulls fly a long way out to the sea, sailors say that it means fine weather is coming. When the gulls stay near the shore, sailors say that there will be much wind and rain, and perhaps a storm, for the gulls know more about the weather than the sailors do.