2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Redstart \Red"start`\ (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.] (Zool.) (a) A small, handsome European singing bird ({Phoenicurus phoenicurus}, formerly {Ruticilla phoenicurus}), allied to the nightingale; -- called also {redtail}, {brantail}, {fireflirt}, {firetail}. The black redstart is {Phoenicurus ochruros} (formerly {Phoenicurus tithys}), and is now rare and protected by law in England. The name is also applied to several other species of {Ruticilla} and 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. [1913 Webster +PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Brantail \Bran"tail`\ (br[a^]n"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.) The European redstart; -- so called from the red color of its tail. [1913 Webster]
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