REDSTART

redstart, redtail

(noun) European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

redstart (plural redstarts)

Any of various insectivorous ground-feeding birds, mainly of the genus Phoenicurus. Many of the species have a red tail.

(North America) An unrelated species of warbler native to the Americas, Setophaga ruticilla

Source: Wiktionary

Red"start` (-strt`), n. Etym: [Red + start tail.] (Zoöl.) (a) A small, handsome European singing bird (Ruticilla phoenicurus), allied to the nightingale; -- called also redtail, brantail, fireflirt, firetail. The black redstart is P.tithys. The name is also applied to several other species of Ruticilla amnd allied genera, native of India. (b) An American fly-catching warbler (Setophaga ruticilla). The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with yellow patches.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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