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Meaning Of Redstart
n.
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.
n.
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.