redstartn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛdstɑːt/, U.S.

/ˈrɛdˌstɑrt/

Forms: see red adj. and n. and start n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., start n.¹

Etymology: < red adj. + start n.¹ Compare Dutch roodstaart (late 18th cent.), (now usually, with diminutive suffix) roodstaartje (19th cent.), Middle Low German rōtstērt , (with diminutive suffix) rōtstērtken , German Rotsterz (late 17th cent.), Swedish rödstjärt redstart (1639; Old Swedish rödhstiärta in uncertain sense, probably denoting a bird with a red tail), Danish rødstjert (1667 as †rødstert ; also †rødstiert ). Compare slightly earlier redtail n. 1.

1. Originally (more fully common redstart, †white-fronted redstart): a migratory songbird of Eurasia and North Africa, Phoenicurus phoenicurus (family Turdidae), the male of which has an orange breast and flanks and a rusty-red tail. Later also (chiefly with distinguishing word): any of various other Eurasian and North African birds of the genus Phoenicurus and closely related genera. Also called redtail.In quot. 1738: probably a bulbul (family Timaliidae).

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Turdinae > [noun] > genus Phoenicurus > species phoenicurus (redstart)

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1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 4^v/2 A redstert, ruticilla, læ, & phænicurus, græce.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Ciii/1 Redstart, ruticilla.

1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) iii. ii. 223/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I It may be that some looke for a discourse also of our other foules in this place at my hand, as nightingales, thrushes, blackebirds, mauises, ruddocks, redstarts or dunocks.

1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) The Redstert, or Redtaile, rossignol de muraille, rubienne.

1657 R. Tomlinson To Rdr. in R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Dispensatory sig. c2 Who can determine what becomes of Cranes, Cuckoes,..Red-starts, that some are seen onely in Summer, some in Winter?

1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 197 The greater Redstart of Olina, called by Aldrovand, Merula Saxatilis [margin i.e. The Rock Ouzel].

1738 E. Albin Nat. Hist. Birds III. 52 This Bird was brought from Bengall in the year 1734, without any Name being affixt to it;..I shall beg leave to call it by the Name of the Bengall Redstart.

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 507 Authors call it the Ruticilla and Phœnicurus; we, the Fire-tail, the Star-finch, and the Red-start.

1774 G. White Let. 2 Sept. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 104 The song of the redstart is superior, though somewhat like that of the white-throat.

1829 J. L. Knapp Jrnl. Naturalist 204 We have no bird more assiduous in attentions to their young than the red-start.

1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 190 The White-fronted Redstart..is a common summer visitant in many parts of Britain.

1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 776 The males of the Black Redstart seem to be more than one year in acquiring their full plumage.

1925 C. E. Raven In Praise of Birds vi. 76 Not far off was a Redstart's nest in a piece of old iron piping.

1950 J. Buxton Redstart xi. 132 Am I to describe as redstarts only those species which are placed in the genus Phoenicurus?

1983 S. Ali & S. D. Ripley Handbk. Birds India & Pakistan (compact ed.) viii. 265 [Guldenstadt's Redstart] replaces Whitecapped Redstart at high altitudes.

1999 Birdwatch Apr. 35/2 In spring its woods hold breeding Common Redstarts and Siskins.

2. Originally (more fully American redstart): a North American warbler, Setophaga ruticilla (family Parulidae), the male of which is black with orange patches on the sides, wings, and tail. Later also (usually with distinguishing word): any of various warblers of the related genus Myioborus, found mainly in Central and South America.

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1731 M. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carolina I. iv. Pl. 67 The Red-Start... These Birds frequent the shady Woods of Virginia.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 211 Red Start, Ruticilla Americana.

1808 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. I. 105 The American Redstart builds frequently in low bushes.

a1862 H. D. Thoreau Maine Woods (1864) 172 The birds sang quite as in our woods,—the red-eye, red-start, veery, wood-pewee, etc.

1947 R. T. Peterson Field Guide Birds East of Rockies (ed. 2) 208 The Redstart is one of the most butterfly-like of birds.

1973 R. T. Peterson & E. L. Chalif Field Guide Mexican Birds 214 Slate-throated Redstart. Myioborus miniatus... Very much like Painted Redstart, but darker-looking, without white wing-patch.

2003 Guardian 17 Feb. i. 20/1 American redstarts and black-throated blue warblers were everywhere, while two other species—Cape May warbler and worm-eating warbler—were new for me.

Compounds

redstart warbler n. (a) = sense 1 (now rare or disused); (b) = sense 2.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Parulidae (wood warbler) > [noun] > miscellaneous types of

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rosy finch1801

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Turdinae > [noun] > genus Phoenicurus > species phoenicurus (redstart)

redtail1544

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stark1611

firetail1752

star finch1752

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redstart warbler1815

firebrand1848

fiery brandtail1853

fireflirt1883

1815 C. J. Temminck Manuel d'Ornithol. 120 Redstart Warbler.

1856 Synopsis Contents Brit. Mus. (ed. 63) 9 The Wheatears. These inhabit barren places in various parts of the Old World, and are lively birds, which subsist on insects; as the wheatear warbler, redstart warbler, red-tailed warbler, [etc.].

1911 Suggested Exercises for Michigan Special Days 166 Redstart; Redstart Warbler; Fire-Tail. This handsome little bird is an abundant migrant throughout the state.

1999 J. Waldman Heartbeats in Muck ii. 71 Although the birding is slow, most of our five-minute stops at each station in various habitat types reveal one or two ‘neotrops’ and other less migratory aviators, including the American redstart warbler,..catbird, and house wren.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	redstart
释义	redstartn. Brit. /ˈrɛdstɑːt/, U.S. /ˈrɛdˌstɑrt/ Forms: see red adj. and n. and start n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., start n.¹ Etymology: < red adj. + start n.¹ Compare Dutch roodstaart (late 18th cent.), (now usually, with diminutive suffix) roodstaartje (19th cent.), Middle Low German rōtstērt , (with diminutive suffix) rōtstērtken , German Rotsterz (late 17th cent.), Swedish rödstjärt redstart (1639; Old Swedish rödhstiärta in uncertain sense, probably denoting a bird with a red tail), Danish rødstjert (1667 as †rødstert ; also †rødstiert ). Compare slightly earlier redtail n. 1. 1. Originally (more fully common redstart, †white-fronted redstart): a migratory songbird of Eurasia and North Africa, Phoenicurus phoenicurus (family Turdidae), the male of which has an orange breast and flanks and a rusty-red tail. Later also (chiefly with distinguishing word): any of various other Eurasian and North African birds of the genus Phoenicurus and closely related genera. Also called redtail.In quot. 1738: probably a bulbul (family Timaliidae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Turdinae > [noun] > genus Phoenicurus redstart1553 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Turdinae > [noun] > genus Phoenicurus > species phoenicurus (redstart) redtail1544 redstart1553 stark1611 firetail1752 star finch1752 brandtail1802 redstart warbler1815 firebrand1848 fiery brandtail1853 fireflirt1883 1553 J. Withals Shorte Dict. f. 4^v/2 A redstert, ruticilla, læ, & phænicurus, græce. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Ciii/1 Redstart, ruticilla. 1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) iii. ii. 223/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I It may be that some looke for a discourse also of our other foules in this place at my hand, as nightingales, thrushes, blackebirds, mauises, ruddocks, redstarts or dunocks. 1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) The Redstert, or Redtaile, rossignol de muraille, rubienne. 1657 R. Tomlinson To Rdr. in R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Dispensatory sig. c2 Who can determine what becomes of Cranes, Cuckoes,..Red-starts, that some are seen onely in Summer, some in Winter? 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. 197 The greater Redstart of Olina, called by Aldrovand, Merula Saxatilis [margin i.e. The Rock Ouzel]. 1738 E. Albin Nat. Hist. Birds III. 52 This Bird was brought from Bengall in the year 1734, without any Name being affixt to it;..I shall beg leave to call it by the Name of the Bengall Redstart. 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 507 Authors call it the Ruticilla and Phœnicurus; we, the Fire-tail, the Star-finch, and the Red-start. 1774 G. White Let. 2 Sept. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 104 The song of the redstart is superior, though somewhat like that of the white-throat. 1829 J. L. Knapp Jrnl. Naturalist 204 We have no bird more assiduous in attentions to their young than the red-start. 1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 190 The White-fronted Redstart..is a common summer visitant in many parts of Britain. 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III 776 The males of the Black Redstart seem to be more than one year in acquiring their full plumage. 1925 C. E. Raven In Praise of Birds vi. 76 Not far off was a Redstart's nest in a piece of old iron piping. 1950 J. Buxton Redstart xi. 132 Am I to describe as redstarts only those species which are placed in the genus Phoenicurus? 1983 S. Ali & S. D. Ripley Handbk. Birds India & Pakistan (compact ed.) viii. 265 [Guldenstadt's Redstart] replaces Whitecapped Redstart at high altitudes. 1999 Birdwatch Apr. 35/2 In spring its woods hold breeding Common Redstarts and Siskins. 2. Originally (more fully American redstart): a North American warbler, Setophaga ruticilla (family Parulidae), the male of which is black with orange patches on the sides, wings, and tail. Later also (usually with distinguishing word): any of various warblers of the related genus Myioborus, found mainly in Central and South America. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Parulidae (wood warbler) > [noun] > miscellaneous types of redstart1731 chat1796 rosy finch1801 redstart warbler1815 orangequit1847 1731 M. Catesby Nat. Hist. Carolina I. iv. Pl. 67 The Red-Start... These Birds frequent the shady Woods of Virginia. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 211 Red Start, Ruticilla Americana. 1808 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. I. 105 The American Redstart builds frequently in low bushes. a1862 H. D. Thoreau Maine Woods (1864) 172 The birds sang quite as in our woods,—the red-eye, red-start, veery, wood-pewee, etc. 1947 R. T. Peterson Field Guide Birds East of Rockies (ed. 2) 208 The Redstart is one of the most butterfly-like of birds. 1973 R. T. Peterson & E. L. Chalif Field Guide Mexican Birds 214 Slate-throated Redstart. Myioborus miniatus... Very much like Painted Redstart, but darker-looking, without white wing-patch. 2003 Guardian 17 Feb. i. 20/1 American redstarts and black-throated blue warblers were everywhere, while two other species—Cape May warbler and worm-eating warbler—were new for me. Compounds redstart warbler n. (a) = sense 1 (now rare or disused); (b) = sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Parulidae (wood warbler) > [noun] > miscellaneous types of redstart1731 chat1796 rosy finch1801 redstart warbler1815 orangequit1847 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Turdinae > [noun] > genus Phoenicurus > species phoenicurus (redstart) redtail1544 redstart1553 stark1611 firetail1752 star finch1752 brandtail1802 redstart warbler1815 firebrand1848 fiery brandtail1853 fireflirt1883 1815 C. J. Temminck Manuel d'Ornithol. 120 Redstart Warbler. 1856 Synopsis Contents Brit. Mus. (ed. 63) 9 The Wheatears. These inhabit barren places in various parts of the Old World, and are lively birds, which subsist on insects; as the wheatear warbler, redstart warbler, red-tailed warbler, [etc.]. 1911 Suggested Exercises for Michigan Special Days 166 Redstart; Redstart Warbler; Fire-Tail. This handsome little bird is an abundant migrant throughout the state. 1999 J. Waldman Heartbeats in Muck ii. 71 Although the birding is slow, most of our five-minute stops at each station in various habitat types reveal one or two ‘neotrops’ and other less migratory aviators, including the American redstart warbler,..catbird, and house wren. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1553
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