Found 2 items, similar to Setophaga ruticilla.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Setophaga ruticilla
Setophaga ruticilla
n : flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having
bright orange on sides and wings and tail [syn:
American redstart
,
redstart]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Setophaga ruticilla
Redstart
\Red"start`\ (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.]
(Zo["o]l.)
(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]