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firetail
(gcide) | Sappho \Sap"pho\, n. [See Sapphic.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of brilliant South American
humming birds of the genus Sappho, having very
bright-colored and deeply forked tails; -- called also
firetail.
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firetail
(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.
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Firetail
(gcide) | Firetail \Fire"tail`\, n. (Zool.)
The European redstart; -- called also fireflirt. [prov.
Eng.]
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Firetail
(gcide) | Sappho \Sap"pho\, n. [See Sapphic.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of brilliant South American
humming birds of the genus Sappho, having very
bright-colored and deeply forked tails; -- called also
firetail.
[1913 Webster]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]Firetail \Fire"tail`\, n. (Zool.)
The European redstart; -- called also fireflirt. [prov.
Eng.]
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